ByteDance

Senior Research Scientist, Data Management and Security - Infrastructure System Lab

ByteDance  •  $187k - $360k/yr  •  San Jose, CA (Hybrid)  •  2 months ago
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About the Team
We are the Infrastructure System Lab — a hybrid research and engineering group building the next-generation AI-native data infrastructure. Our work sits at the intersection of databases, large-scale systems, and AI. We drive innovation across:
- Next-generation databases: We build VectorDBs and multi-modal AI-native databases designed to support large-scale retrieval and reasoning workloads.
- AI for Infra: We leverage machine learning to build intelligent algorithms for infrastructure optimization, tuning, and observability.
- LLM Copilot: We develop LLM-based tooling like NL2SQL, NL2Chart.
- High-performance cache systems: We develop a multi-engine key-value store optimized for distributed storage workloads. We're also building KV caches for LLM inference at scale.
This is a highly collaborative team where researchers and engineers work side-by-side to bring innovations from paper to production. We publish, prototype, and build robust systems deployed across key products used by millions.

Job Responsibilities:
1. Research cutting-edge technologies in the field of data management and security.
2. Participate in the design and development of innovative data management and security projects, provide technical architecture and implementation plans based on performance, stability, scalability, and security considerations.
3. Submit high-quality code and complete development tasks on time according to project schedules.
4. Publish papers in top academic conferences (e.g., SIGMOD, VLDB, CCS).

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $187040 - $359720 annually.
ByteDance

About ByteDance

ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment and enterprise services - over 2.5bn people interact with ByteDance products including TikTok.

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. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. We are committed to building a safe, healthy and positive online environment for all our users.

We have over 110,000 employees based in more than 30 countries globally. Join us.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
China, CN
Year Founded
Unknown
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