Software Engineer in Machine Learning Systems

5 Months ago • 1 Years + • Research & Development • $129,960 PA - $194,750 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

ByteDance's Doubao (Seed) Team is seeking a skilled Software Engineer in Machine Learning Systems to join its ML System sub-team. This role involves developing and maintaining large-scale, distributed ML training and inference systems/services around the world, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability for LLM/AIGC/AGI. You'll be responsible for key computing development, task scheduling, machine learning system management, and operation, as well as deploying machine learning services and serving models. The team prioritizes customer-driven scenarios and encourages iteration and development. You'll have the opportunity to build heterogeneous systems integrating with GPU/NPU/RDMA/Storage and contribute to coding, performance analysis, distributed system expertise, and decision-making processes. This is a global team with members from the US, China, and Singapore working collaboratively.
Must have:
  • Master's degree in CS or related
  • 1+ years of experience
  • Master distributed & parallel computing
  • Proficiency in C/C++, Go, Python in Linux
Good to have:
  • Experience in GPU based HPC
  • Familiarity with ML algorithms & platforms (PyTorch, MxNet)
Perks:
  • 100% medical insurance coverage
  • Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance
  • Health Savings Account with company match
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 10 paid holidays + 17 days PTO + 10 sick days
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave
  • 8 weeks paid disability
  • Mental and emotional health benefits
  • 401K company match
  • Gym and cellphone service reimbursements

Job Details

Responsibilities
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok and Helo 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. ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment, and enterprise services - over 2.5 billion people interact with ByteDance products, including TikTok Why Join Us Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us. Team Intro Founded in 2023, the ByteDance Doubao (Seed) Team, is dedicated to pioneering advanced AI foundation models. Our goal is to lead in cutting-edge research and drive technological and societal advancements. With a strong commitment to AI, our research areas span deep learning, reinforcement learning, Language, Vision, Audio, AI Infra and AI Safety. Our team has labs and research positions across China, Singapore, and the US. Leveraging substantial data and computing resources and through continued investment in these domains, we have developed a proprietary general-purpose model with multimodal capabilities. In the Chinese market, Doubao models power over 50 ByteDance apps and business lines, including Doubao, Coze, and Dreamina, and is available to external enterprise clients via Volcano Engine. Today, the Doubao app stands as the most widely used AIGC application in China. The Machine Learning (ML) System sub-team combines system engineering and the art of machine learning to develop and maintain massively distributed ML training and Inference system/services around the world, providing high-performance, highly reliable, scalable systems for LLM/AIGC/AGI. In our team, you'll have the opportunity to build the large-scale heterogeneous system integrating with GPU/NPU/RDMA/Storage and keep it running stable and reliable, enrich your expertise in coding, performance analysis and distributed system, and be involved in the decision-making process. You'll also be part of a global team with members from the United States, China and Singapore working collaboratively towards unified project direction. Responsibilities: •Development of machine learning systems, including key computing development, task scheduling, and machine learning system management and operation •Deployment of machine learning services •Online serving of machine learning models •Iterate and develop the system using customer-driven scenarios
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: •Master and above degree in Computer Science or related disciplines with 1+ years experience •Master distributed, parallel computing principles; know the recent advances in computing, storage, networking, and hardware technologies •Master at least one or two programming languages in Linux environment such as C/C++, Go, Python, etc Preferred Qualifications: •Experience in GPU based high-performance computing •Familiar with the state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms and mainstream platforms (e.g., Pytorch, MxNet) 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. ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please reach out to us at kayla.wong@bytedance.com.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $129960 - $194750 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.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. 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:

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

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

3. Exercising sound judgment.

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