Student Researcher - (Seed Model - AI Foundation Model Infrastructure) - 2027 Start

ByteDance; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 84,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 days paid holidays per year

Paid sick time

Housing allowance (if not remote)

Job summary

ByteDance invites a campus intern to join the Seed Infrastructures team in Seattle, focusing on distributed training, RL framework, and high-performance inference for AI foundation models. You will help build scalable training, inference, and compiler components while collaborating with researchers and engineers.

The role emphasizes hands-on development in Python and/or C/C++, with exposure to large-scale systems and performance optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or related field.
• Strong programming skills with solid foundations in algorithms and data structures; proficient in Python or C/C++.
• Experience with systems programming, distributed systems, compilers, or performance optimization through coursework, research, or projects.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to infrastructure and systems for large-scale models.
• Support development of efficient and scalable components across training platforms, inference systems, compilers, and distributed systems.
• Implement and optimize system modules, tooling, or frameworks.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to support research and system development.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Algorithms & data structures

Systems programming

Distributed systems

Compilers

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Math/Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

About the team

The Seed Infrastructures team oversees the distributed training, reinforcement learning framework, high-performance inference, and heterogeneous hardware compilation technologies for AI foundation models.

• Contribute to infrastructure and systems for large-scale models.
• Support development of efficient and scalable components across areas such as training platforms, inference systems, compilers, and distributed systems.
• Implement and optimize system modules, tooling, or frameworks.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to support research and system development.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or a related field.
• Strong programming skills and solid foundation in algorithms, data structures, and systems, proficient in Python or C/C++.
• Experience with systems programming, distributed systems, compilers, or performance optimization through coursework, research, or projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale systems, parallel or distributed computing, or performance optimization. Familiarity with system design, debugging, and profiling tools.
• Strong problem-solving ability and ability to work collaboratively in a technical environment.

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $52.25- $52.25.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location.

• Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more.
• Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year).
• Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.

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

• 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 Doubao (Seed)

Established in 2023, the ByteDance Seed team is dedicated to pioneering new paths toward artificial general intelligence. We aspire to advance the frontier of intelligence to drive progress for both technology and society.

With a long-term vision for the AI sector, the Seed team's research spans MLLM, GenMedia, AI for Science, and Robotics. We maintain a global presence with laboratories and career opportunities across China, Singapore, and the United States. To date, we have launched industry-leading general foundation models and cutting-edge multimodal capabilities. Our technology powers over 50 application scenarios - including Doubao, Jimeng, TRAE, Dola and Dreamnia - and serves enterprise customers through Volcano Engine and BytePlus. Third-party data shows that the Doubao App ranks first in user volume in the Chinese market, while Doubao foundation models lead the industry in average daily token consumption.

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