Software Engineer Graduate (AI Infrastructure-Compute Efficiency & Scheduling) - 2027 Start

ByteDance; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Wellbeing benefits

Paid holidays and personal time

Job summary

ByteDance in Seattle seeks new graduates to join the AI infrastructure team. Work with senior engineers on a scalable scheduling platform powering TikTok and AI/LLM workloads, with ownership and rapid growth opportunities.

You will contribute to the next generation of intelligent infrastructure and production systems, impacting cost and performance. We value fundamentals in distributed systems, OS, and programming languages such as Go, C++, Python, or Java.

Qualifications

• Individuals completing or recently completing a Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Proficiency in at least one major programming language such as Go, C++, Rust, Python, or Java.
• Solid foundation in operating systems, distributed systems, computer architecture, networking, or building large-scale software.

Responsibilities

• Make AI infrastructure smarter by helping build intelligent, AI-driven scheduling for millions of workloads.
• Push efficiency to the frontier by making better use of compute, memory, and power to lower AI run costs at scale.
• Operate a massive, always-on platform reliably across regions and build automation that enables self-diagnosis and healing.
• Turn ideas into impact by bringing fresh thinking from studies and projects into production.

Skills

Go

C++

Rust

Python

Java

Operating systems

Distributed systems

Computer architecture

Networking

Education

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Responsibilities

We are the team that decides how ByteDance's massive fleet of computers gets used — turning hundreds of large-scale clusters and millions of daily workloads (from microservices to big data to the largest AI/LLM training and inference jobs) into a system that is highly efficient, reliable, and increasingly self-managing. At the heart of this is our own intelligent scheduling platform, Godel (open-sourced to the community), together with the systems that manage compute, memory, and power across our global data centers in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Our mission is simple to say and hard to do: squeeze the most value out of every unit of computing power, at a scale very few places in the world can offer, and increasingly let AI itself help run the infrastructure. As a new grad you'll work alongside senior engineers and global partners on problems whose solutions directly improve the performance and cost of every AI service we run — with real ownership and room to grow fast. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite. Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of 2027 — please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume. Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered in the order you apply (limit applies across ByteDance and its affiliates globally). Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; we encourage you to apply early. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume. Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. Candidates who pass resume screening will be invited to participate in Our Company's technical online assessment.

• Make AI infrastructure smarter. Help build the next generation of intelligent, AI-driven scheduling — deciding where and how millions of workloads run so the whole fleet is faster and more efficient.


• Push efficiency to the frontier. Work on new ways to get more useful work out of the same hardware — smarter use of compute, memory, and power — directly lowering the cost of running AI at scale.


• Operate at global scale, reliably. Help keep a massive, always-on platform stable across regions, and build automation (including AI-agent-assisted tools) that lets the system increasingly diagnose and heal itself.


• Turn ideas into impact. Bring fresh thinking from your studies and projects into design discussions, prototype boldly, and see your work run in production for real users.

Why This Role Matters

The AI era runs on compute — and compute is scarce, expensive, and growing faster than the world can build it. How efficiently we use every chip, every server, and every watt is now one of the defining challenges for our company and the entire industry. Our team owns exactly that challenge at ByteDance's global scale: we make the infrastructure behind TikTok and our AI/LLM products faster, smarter, and dramatically more efficient — work that changes the economics of AI itself.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.


• Proficiency in at least one major programming language such as Go, C++, Rust, Python, or Java.


• Solid foundation in at least one of: operating systems, distributed systems, computer architecture, networking, or building large-scale software.

Preferred Qualifications

• Curiosity about large-scale systems, cloud infrastructure, or AI/ML infrastructure — shown through internships, coursework, research, competitions, or personal projects.


• Any hands‑on exposure to containers or cloud-native systems (e.g., Kubernetes) is a plus, but not required — we value strong fundamentals and a drive to learn.


• Bonus: experience contributing to open‑source systems projects.

Job Information

Compensation (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $121600 - $243200 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits

• Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others.


• Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;


• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and


• Exercising sound judgment.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect — and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an \"Always Day 1\" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request