PhD Research Intern: AI-Native Database Systems

ByteDance

San Jose (CA)

On-site

USD 68,000 - 97,000

Full time

7 days ago

Be an early applicant

Application generator

An application made for this job — a tailored resume and cover letter that speak straight to the posting.

Get past ATS filters

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Housing allowance

Paid holidays (10 days)

Sick time

Job summary

ByteDance's database R&D team invites PhD students for internships in San Jose, CA. Work on next-generation AI-native database systems, including kernel modules and backend support for AI-driven services across ByteDance products. The program blends hands-on learning with collaboration and professional development.

Applicants should be PhD candidates with strong PKG in database systems, C/C++, and multi-language experience. Availability start/end dates should be stated in the resume.

Qualifications

Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
Strong knowledge of database kernel, distributed systems, and query processing/optimization.
Experience with multi-threaded programming and multiple language implementations (C/C++, Go, Java, Python).

Responsibilities

Develop kernel modules or features for AI-native database systems.
Solve large-scale cloud infrastructure problems.
Collaborate with PMs and engineers on backend support for AI-native DB services.
Participate in technical discussions about the product and engineering work.

Skills

Database kernel

Distributed systems

Query optimization

Multithreading

C/C++

Golang

Java

Python

Education

PhD candidate in CS or related

Tools

Faiss

Milvus

DuckDB

ClickHouse

TiKV

RocksDB

Job description

Applicants should be PhD candidates with strong PKG in database systems, C/C++, and multi-language experience. Availability start/end dates should be stated in the resume.

Get your free, confidential resume review.

or drag and drop your file here.