ByteDance

Senior Research Scientist/Engineer - AI Infrastructure

ByteDance  •  $187k - $360k/yr  •  San Jose, CA (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated AI Infrastructure Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, deploying, and maintaining the robust and scalable infrastructure that powers our cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) initiatives. You will work closely with our AI/ML researchers, data scientists, and software engineers to create an efficient, high-performance environment for training, inference, and data processing. Your expertise will be critical in enabling the next generation of AI-driven products and services.

Responsibilities
The ideal candidate should be an expert in at least one of the following fields to define and design the next-gen AI Infrastructure:
Infrastructure Design & Architecture
- Lead end-to-end design of scalable, reliable AI infrastructure (AI accelerators, compute clusters, storage, networking) for training and serving large ML workloads.
- Define and implement service-oriented, containerized architectures (Kubernetes, VM frameworks, unikernels) optimized for ML performance and security.

Performance Optimization
- Profile and optimize every layer of the ML stack—ML Compiler, GPU/TPU scheduling, NCCL/RDMA networking, data preprocessing, and training/inference frameworks.
- Develop low-overhead telemetry and benchmarking frameworks to identify and eliminate bottlenecks in distributed training and serving.

Distributed Systems & Scalability
- Build and operate large-scale deployment and orchestration systems that auto-scale across multiple data centers (on-premises and cloud).
- Champion fault-tolerance, high availability, and cost-efficiency through smart resource management and workload placement.

Data Pipeline & Workflow Engineering
- Architect and implement robust ETL and data ingestion pipelines (Spark/Beam/Dask/Flume) tailored for petabyte-scale ML datasets.
- Integrate experiment management and workflow orchestration tools (Airflow, Kubeflow, Metaflow) to streamline research-to-production.

Collaboration & Mentorship
- Partner with ML researchers to translate prototype requirements into production-grade systems.
- Mentor and coach engineers on best practices in performance tuning, systems design, and reliability engineering.

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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