Applied ML Research Intern: GPU Systems & Data

Location:

San Jose

Team:

Technology

Employment Type:

Intern

Job Code:

A49635

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Responsibilities

You will be joining our Applied Machine Learning team, a central team responsible for delivering state-of-the-art solutions powering our company's recommendations, ads, and search systems across various products such as Tik Tok, Douyin. We own the end-to-end ML lifecycle, from ideation and research to building, deploying, and iterating on models in production. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about solving complex problems and have a strong foundation in machine learning theory and practice.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2026. PhD Internships at Byte Dance aim to provide students with the opportunity to actively contribute to our products and research, and to the organization's future plans and emerging technologies.

PhD internships at Byte Dance provide students with the opportunity to actively contribute to our products and research, and to the organization's future plans and emerging technologies. Our dynamic internship experience blends hands-on learning, enriching community-building and development events, and collaboration with industry experts.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date).Responsibilities:
1. Responsible for the construction and operations & maintenance (O&M) of the centralized GPU computing pool, generating additional AI computing capacity through more optimized resource scheduling strategies.
2. Responsible for the collection, processing, and mining of GPU data across the entire Group; leveraging data-driven insights to effectively manage overall Group-wide GPU resources, including budgeting, delivery, resource efficiency optimization, and secondary utilization (reuse).

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Currently pursuing an PhD in Computer Science or a related fields.
2. Proficiency in at least one programming language among Python, Golang, or C++, with good coding practices and solid programming skills.
3. Proficient in common storage and middleware systems (such as MySQL, Redis, and MQ), with practical troubleshooting and performance tuning capabilities.
4. Familiar with common time-series data components (e.g., OpenTSDB, Prometheus, InfluxDB) and OLAP databases (e.g., Click House).5. Solid understanding of distributed system principles, with hands-on experience in the design, development, and maintenance of large-scale distributed systems.
6. Strong sense of responsibility, excellent learning and communication skills, highly self-motivated, and a good team player.

Job Information

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $60- $60.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year). Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.

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…