Research Scientist Graduate (Infrastructure System Lab) - 2026 Start (PhD)

About the role

ByteDance's system infrastructure is currently at a massive scale and requires versatile system solutions. Our lab collaborates with HQ teams on advanced R&D projects, focusing on LLM/AI + Infrastructure technologies, which includes both infrastructure for LLM/AI and LLM/AI for infrastructure. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026.

Responsibilities

• Do research surveys and come up with a new system and algorithm design.
• Develop new systems and successfully land them into production environments.
• Be able to debug systems and measure system performance.
• Collaborate with mentors and other lab members.
• Write technical reports and publish papers.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a PhD degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline. Understand how distributed systems work, such as distributed storage and database systems. Great programming skill in one or more of the following programming languages: C/C++, Go, Java or Python.
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Strong past research experience in infrastructure system areas Research experience with AI and LLM Strong publication records

Job Information

• [For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (Annually): The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $156000 - $387600 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.