PhD Intern: Multi-modal AI Infrastructure Research

ByteDance; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 92,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance on day one

10 paid holidays per year

Housing allowance if not remote

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking PhD interns to contribute to cutting-edge system infrastructure projects in Seattle. You will work on research surveys, algorithm design, and prototyping systems for cloud-native infrastructure that supports LLM/AI workloads.

The role includes collaboration with mentors, publishing technical reports, and advancing the state of the art in distributed systems. Ideal candidates are pursuing a PhD in CS, with strong programming skills in C/C++, Go, Java or Python, and experience

Qualifications

• Pursuing PhD in CS or related field.
• Knowledge of distributed systems concepts.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++, Go, Java or Python.
• Ability to conduct advanced research under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Do research survey and come up with a new system and algorithm design.
• Develop prototyping systems.
• Be able to debug systems and measure system performance.
• Collaborate with mentors and other lab members.
• Write technical reports and publish papers.

Skills

Distributed systems concepts

C/C++, Go, Java or Python

LLM research exposure

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related discipline

Job description

ByteDance is seeking PhD interns to contribute to cutting-edge system infrastructure projects in Seattle. You will work on research surveys, algorithm design, and prototyping systems for cloud-native infrastructure that supports LLM/AI workloads.

The role includes collaboration with mentors, publishing technical reports, and advancing the state of the art in distributed systems. Ideal candidates are pursuing a PhD in CS, with strong programming skills in C/C++, Go, Java or Python, and experience