ByteDance

Student Researcher (AI Foundation Models Infrastructure – Seed Infra) – 2026 Start (MS/BS)

ByteDance  •  Seattle, WA (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

About the team
The Seed Infrastructures team oversees the distributed training, reinforcement learning framework, high-performance inference, and heterogeneous hardware compilation technologies for AI foundation models.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2026. Internships at our Company aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Watch your ambitions become reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at our Company.
Internships at Our Company aims to provide students with hands-on experience in developing fundamental skills and exploring potential career paths. A vibrant blend of social events and enriching development workshops will be available for you to explore. Here, you will utilize your knowledge in real-world scenarios while laying a strong foundation for personal and professional growth.
Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to Our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. 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).
Start Dates
June 8th, 2026
June 22nd, 2026
July 6th, 2026

Responsibilities
- As an Infrastructure Intern, you may work on one or more of the following areas:
- Assist in building and optimizing large-scale distributed training systems (e.g., data/model parallelism, memory efficiency, reliability)
- Support the development and improvement of reinforcement learning training pipelines and post-training systems
- Improve inference performance, including latency, throughput, and system stability
- Contribute to compiler or runtime optimizations for GPU and other accelerators
- Conduct performance analysis, profiling, benchmarking, and bottleneck identification
- Develop internal tools and automation to improve infrastructure efficiency and developer productivity
- Collaborate with researchers and engineers to translate model requirements into scalable system solutions

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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