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Senior Software Engineer, GPU Systems

ByteDance · San Jose

Big Tech AIonsiteSenior$162k–$388k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build foundational software for large-scale GPU computing platforms.
  • Own accelerator features from concept through dependable deployment.
  • Debug complex GPU, CPU, memory and interconnect failures in production.

What they offer

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance from day one
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Life insurance
  • 10 paid holidays per year
  • 10 paid sick days per year
  • 17 days of Paid Personal Time

Ideal candidate

Low-level systems engineer who thrives at the hardware/software boundary and owns tough problems end to end. You value rigorous engineering, measurable reliability, and clear interfaces from bring-up to production.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • 3+ years of professional programming experience in C or C++ for low-level, embedded, kernel, driver, runtime, or performance-critical software
  • Solid understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, concurrency, memory hierarchies, DMA, interrupts, and device I/O
  • Hands-on experience with GPU or accelerator software in at least one layer, such as kernel drivers, runtimes, firmware, libraries, collective communication, or performance tooling
  • Demonstrated ability to diagnose system failures using traces, logs, profilers, debuggers, counters, and controlled experiments
  • Experience delivering and maintaining production-quality features across hardware and software teams

Lab profile

About ByteDance

Global technology company building AI-powered entertainment, content, and enterprise platforms including TikTok.

What they build

  • TikTok
  • Douyin
  • CapCut

Known for

  • Large-scale recommendation systems
  • Generative AI and foundation models
  • Global consumer platforms at scale

Key facts

  • Founded in 2012
  • Headquartered in Beijing, China
  • 150,000+ employees globally
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