Software Engineer Graduate (AI Infra Compute) - 2027 Start

We are the Compute-US team within ByteDance’s Compute division. Our focus is on developing and researching the compute-infrastructure platform that powers both our public-cloud offerings (such as VolcEngine ECS) and internal products. As a new graduate on this team, you’ll have the opportunity to explore bold ideas, solve complex technical challenges, and accelerate your professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Develop key technologies to optimize our AI infrastructure stack, covering training infra, inference infra, and AI agents.
• Collaborate with academia and open-source communities on joint development projects.
• Monitor and analyze the latest advancements in academia and industry.
• Publish research findings and product innovations in academic papers.

Requirements

• Completion (or imminent completion) of a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience in at least one of the following areas:
  • LLM training infra, including optimizations for post-training workloads (e.g., RL training, knowledge distillation).
  • LLM inference infra, including inference-engine performance, execution parallelism, and GPU-kernel optimizations.
  • AI Agent Infra, including computer-use agents, coding agents, agent memory, and agent sandboxing.
• Proactive, continuous learner with a strong passion for AI technologies and the ability to quickly master new concepts.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active contributor or maintainer in AI-infra open-source projects such as vLLM or SGLang.
• Publications at CS conferences (e.g., OSDI, MLSys).

Pay

The annual base salary range for this role is $128,000 – $256,000. Final compensation will reflect the candidate’s qualifications, skills, experience, and location. In addition to base pay, the role may qualify for discretionary bonuses, incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits

• Day-one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Wellbeing benefits.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• 10 paid sick days per year.
• 17 days of Paid Personal Time (accrual increases with tenure).