Senior AI Tools Engineer for Developer Experience

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 218,000 - 388,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance is hiring an experienced AI Developer to join the Cross-Platform team in California to build AI-powered developer tools, intelligent assistants, and in-editor features that accelerate software development and improve code quality.

You will work with front-end and framework engineers to translate workflows into AI-enabled solutions, integrating model inference, code analysis, and automation into our toolchain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong programming skills in JavaScript/TypeScript and at least one systems-level language (C++, Rust, Go).
• Solid understanding of frontend or cross-platform application development.
• Familiarity with ML techniques, NLP, or LLM applications in software tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement AI-powered developer tools that enhance productivity, reduce friction, and improve code quality.
• Integrate intelligent systems into existing toolchains and frameworks, supporting tasks such as code generation, diagnostics, refactoring, and performance tuning.
• Collaborate with engineers across rendering and framework domains to understand pain points and translate them into practical AI-enhanced solutions.
• Build and maintain infrastructure for model integration, code analysis, and in-editor assistance.
• Track emerging trends in AI-assisted development and propose new tools and features that push the boundaries of developer experience.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

C++

Rust

Go

Frontend development

ML techniques / NLP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Job description

ByteDance is hiring an experienced AI Developer to join the Cross-Platform team in California to build AI-powered developer tools, intelligent assistants, and in-editor features that accelerate software development and improve code quality.

You will work with front-end and framework engineers to translate workflows into AI-enabled solutions, integrating model inference, code analysis, and automation into our toolchain.