PhD Research Scientist – Distributed Databases

Bytedance; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

ByteDance’s database development team is seeking PhD-qualified researchers to design and build distributed NoSQL databases, including caches, key-value, document, graph, wide-column, search, or multi-model databases. You will deliver high-performance, low-latency systems for global infrastructure in a cloud-native environment.

Ideal candidates have strong database and distributed systems expertise, proficiency in C/C++/Java/Go/Python/Rust, and hands-on experience with large-scale cloud-native

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science or related discipline with strong database systems or AI research experience.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (C, C++, Java, Go, Python, Rust) with strong coding skills in a Linux environment.
• Deep understanding of database principles, distributed system design, and multi-threaded programming with hands-on distributed storage and computing experience.
• Strong knowledge of distributed consensus algorithms with experience in database kernel development.
• Practical experience with large-scale cloud-native architectures and distributed system control platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop distributed NoSQL databases, focusing on distributed caches, key-value stores, document/graph databases, wide-column stores, search engines, or multi-model databases.
• Build high-performance, low-latency, highly available distributed systems for mission-critical operations with scalability and cost efficiency.
• Optimize compute and storage engines for cloud-native global deployments, improving efficiency and reducing costs.
• Provide technical guidance to internal teams, identifying opportunities for system optimization to improve stability, functionality, and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop robust database products and solutions.
• Address technical challenges in cloud service architectures to ensure scalable solutions for large-scale, high-traffic systems.

Skills

C

C++

Java

Go

Python

Rust

Linux

Distributed systems

Distributed storage

Multi-threaded

Distributed consensus

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

RocksDB

Redis

MongoDB

HBase

TiDB

Neo4j

Elasticsearch

JanusGraph

YugabyteDB

CockroachDB

Job description

ByteDance’s database development team is seeking PhD-qualified researchers to design and build distributed NoSQL databases, including caches, key-value, document, graph, wide-column, search, or multi-model databases. You will deliver high-performance, low-latency systems for global infrastructure in a cloud-native environment.

Ideal candidates have strong database and distributed systems expertise, proficiency in C/C++/Java/Go/Python/Rust, and hands-on experience with large-scale cloud-native