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Software Engineer Graduate (AI Compute) - 2027 Start (PhD)

ByteDance · Seattle

Big Tech AIonsiteentry-level$154k–$301k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build hyperscale orchestration running hundreds of millions of containers daily.
  • Shape the future of global AI inference infrastructure at massive scale.
  • Contribute to open-source community with world-class engineers globally.

What they offer

  • 10 paid holidays per year
  • 10 paid sick days per year
  • 17 days of Paid Personal Time
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Wellbeing benefits

Ideal candidate

Recent or completing PhD graduate passionate about large-scale systems and efficient AI infrastructure. Curious builder who loves tackling complex challenges and collaborating globally to bring research to production.

Requirements

  • Completing or recently completed a PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline
  • Strong understanding of large model inference, distributed and parallel systems, and/or high-performance networking systems
  • Hands-on experience building cloud or ML infrastructure in areas such as resource management, scheduling, request routing, monitoring, or orchestration
  • Solid knowledge of container and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Proficiency in at least one major programming language (Go, Rust, Python, or C++)

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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