PhD AI Infra Research Intern — Compute Platform

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance from day one

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

Housing allowance (if not remote)

Job summary

ByteDance invites PhD students to join our Compute division for a campus internship focusing on AI infrastructure, training and inference platforms, and related research. You will work on building prototypes, contribute to publications, and collaborate with a world-class team in a dynamic environment.

We welcome applicants who can work independently, communicate effectively, and manage projects from start to finish. Rolling applications with availability details encouraged.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a PhD in a technical field relevant to AI infra and software development.
• Experience in LLM training/inference or related AI infra areas is preferred.
• Ability to manage projects from start to finish with clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Explore and develop AI Infra stack technologies including training and inference platforms.
• Build prototypes to verify functionality and performance of key components.
• Publish research findings and products through academic publications.

Skills

LLM training/inference

Independent work

Communication skills

Education

PhD candidate in Software Development/Computer Science/Computer Engineering

Tools

Pytorch

vLLM

SGlang

Job description

ByteDance invites PhD students to join our Compute division for a campus internship focusing on AI infrastructure, training and inference platforms, and related research. You will work on building prototypes, contribute to publications, and collaborate with a world-class team in a dynamic environment.

We welcome applicants who can work independently, communicate effectively, and manage projects from start to finish. Rolling applications with availability details encouraged.