Software Researcher/Engineer - Applied Research Center (Infrastructure+AI)

5 Months ago • 3 Years + • Artificial Intelligence • $194,000 PA - $410,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

ByteDance's Applied Research Center seeks experienced Software Researchers/Engineers to contribute to cutting-edge infrastructure innovations, including compute, storage, database, and networking. The team focuses on building hyper-scale cloud infrastructure and foundational platforms for next-gen ML systems and applications, particularly for Valcano Engine, ByteDance's public cloud offering. The "Infra for AI" role involves designing, architecting, and implementing cloud computing and ML infrastructure for cost-efficient, easy-to-use, and secure ML platforms. The "AI for Infra" role focuses on exploring and implementing state-of-the-art AI/LLM techniques to optimize infrastructure performance and reduce costs using ByteBrain, an AI platform serving infrastructure systems across ByteDance and public cloud. Both roles require strong technical skills, a deep understanding of relevant fields, and collaboration with other teams.
Must have:
  • B.S./M.S/Ph.D in CS/CE or related
  • 3+ years of relevant experience
  • Expertise in AI/LLM for Ops, DB, OS, Storage, networking
  • Experience designing, architecting and building cloud and ML infrastructure
  • Proficiency in Python, Go, C++, Java
Good to have:
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Ray, ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), Resource management
  • Experience with storage and data processing systems, GPU-direct storage
  • Experience with GPUs/CUDA and/or LLM engines (vLLM, TensorRT-LLM)
  • Experience with a public cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their ML services
  • Experience with database kernel development, Vector database, Autonomous database, Trusted database, RAG
  • Proficiency in ML systems (Ray, DeepSpeed) and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch)
  • Strong publications in top conferences
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance
  • 75% premium coverage for dependents
  • Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match
  • Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans
  • Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options
  • 10 paid holidays per year
  • 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO)
  • 10 paid sick days per year
  • 12 weeks of paid Parental leave
  • 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability
  • Mental and emotional health benefits through EAP and Lyra
  • 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 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. 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 Introduction The Applied Research Center at ByteDance is a team dedicated to cutting-edge infrastructure system innovations, including but not limited to compute, storage, database, and networking. We are looking for experienced engineers and researchers in both the infra for AI and AI for infra areas, to help us build hyper scale cloud infrastructure and foundational platforms to drive next-gen ML systems and applications. Infra for AI As a software researcher/engineer in this team, you'll work on the fundamental infrastructure components that all other teams at ByteDance build upon, such as our compute platform, storage, database, and networking stack. As new AI/ML workloads are emerging around the world, designing and building next-gen cloud computing and machine learning infrastructure to enable cost-efficient and easy-to-use ML solutions based on Valcano Engine, ByteDance's public cloud offering, is our team’s primary focus. You will work closely with other teams and business units to seamlessly integrate new ML platforms into the current cloud infrastructure and build the foundation for Valcano Engine's technical and business growth. Responsibilities: - Design, architect and implement next-gen cloud computing and ML infrastructure to enable cost-efficient, easy-to-use and secure ML platforms that reduce time-to-market (TTM) for ByteDance customers. - Collaborate with other teams and business units to seamlessly integrate new ML platforms into the current cloud infrastructure. - Write high quality, product level code that is easy to maintain and test. - Optimize existing cloud systems/services to improve performance and efficiency. - Keep up with the latest state-of-the-art in the open source and the research community in AI/ML, LLM and systems, and implementing and extending best practices. - Write papers and patent applications. AI for Infra ByteBrain is a platform that provides AI services for infrastructure. The goal is to automatically optimize system performance and reduce labor and resource costs. ByteBrain integrates machine learning and AI techniques to serve all infrastructure systems in Bytedance as well as public cloud. Responsibilities and Duties: - Explore and implement state-of-the-art methods in the field of AI/LLM for infrastructure. - The topics include but are not limited to AI/LLM for Ops, AI/LLM for DB/OS/Storage/networking, LLM Agent, RAG, LLM Finetuning, AI-based Optimization. - Collaborate with current and potential teams and BUs to explore more business and research directions and impact. - Write high quality papers and patent applications
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - B.S./M.S/Ph.D, degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related area with 3+ years of relevant industry experience; new graduates with Ph.D. degree and strong publication records can be an exception. - Solid understanding of at least one of the following fields: - AI/LLM for Ops, AI/LLM for DB/OS/Storage/networking, LLM Agent, RAG, LLM Fintuning, AI-based Optimization - Parallel file systems (Lustre, GPFS, BeeGFS, DAOs), high-performance storage systems (e.g., HDFS), distributed key-value storage engine and cache systems etc - Cloud computing systems and Serverless computing - Cloud database and data management systems - High-performance networking (experience with RDMA, DPDK, or protocol design is a bonus) - GPU, CUDA,Pytorch/Triton,Heterogeneous computing,CXL,UALink - Proven experience designing, architecting and building cloud and ML infrastructure - Proficiency in at least one major programming language such as Python, Go, C++, and Java. Preferred Qualifications - Experience with container and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes., Ray, ML framework such as Pytorch, vLLM and TensorFlow, Resource management and allocation, Job scheduling and monitoring. - Experience working on storage and data processing systems, GPU-direct storage in AI/ML training and inference framework. - Experience working on GPUs/CUDA and/or LLM engines (e.g., vLLM, TensorRT-LLM). - Experience with a public cloud provider (AWS, Azure and GCP), and their ML services (e.g., AWS SageMaker, Azure ML, GCP Vertex AI, AWS Q). - Experience with database kernel development, Vector database, Autonomous database, Trusted database, RAG, Data platform for ML/LLM - Proficiency in Algorithms/AI/LLM, ML systems (e.g., Ray, DeepSpeed), and deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch). - Strong publications in top conferences in related areas. - Great communication skills and the ability to work well within a team and across engineering teams. - Passionate about system/AI efficiency, quality, performance and scalability. 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 Inc. 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://shorturl.at/cdpT2
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $194000 - $410000 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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