Research Intern (AI Infra Compute) - 2027 Start (PhD) PhD Intern - 2027 Start San Jose

Join us as we work together to inspire creativity and enrich life around the globe.

Location:

San Jose

Team:

Technology

Employment Type:

Intern

Job Code:

A100714

About the team:

Compute division focuses on building large-scale and highly available cloud infrastructure, which supports both public cloud products (like Volc Engine ECS service) and the internal products. Compute-US team focuses on the development and research of the compute infrastructure platform.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. PhD internships at Our Company provide students with the opportunity to actively contribute to our products and research, as well as to the organization's future plans and emerging technologies.

Our dynamic internship experience blends hands-on learning, enriching community-building and professional development events, and collaboration with industry experts. Please clearly state your availability in your resume (Start date, End date).

• Explore and develop key technologies for our AI Infra stack, including AI training and inference platforms, AI Agent infrastructure, etc
• Build prototypes to verify the functionality and performance of key components or innovations
• Showcase our research findings and products through academic publications

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Experience in at least one of the following areas: LLM training/Inference, Physical AI Infra(training, inference, simulation, RL, synthetic data, etc)
• Ability to work independently and complete projects from beginning to end and in a timely manner
• Good communication and teamwork skills to clearly communicate technical concepts with other teammates

• Code contributions to open source communities like Pytorch, vLLM or SGlang.
• Publications in relevant computer science conferences such as OSDI or MLSYS.

Founded in 2012, Byte Dance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including Tik Tok, Lemon8, Cap Cut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, Byte Dance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Inspiring creativity is at the core of Byte Dance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As Byte Dancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Byte Dance 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 Byte Dance, 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.

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