Senior Software Engineer, GPU Systems
ByteDance · San Jose
Big Tech AIonsiteSenior$162k–$388k
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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