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Senior Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)

ByteDance
San Jose, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Feb 2026
💰 $359,720/yr($264,514/yr$359,720/yr)

About the role

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

Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance'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 ByteDancers, 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.

About the Team
Our team plays a crucial role in ensuring the company’s success. We seek people who are willing to learn and put in the effort to solve problems. Our challenges are not your regular day-to-day problems - you’ll be part of a team that’s developing new solutions to new challenges. It’s working fast, at scale, and we’re making a difference. We are looking for talents to join us on this exciting journey!

Responsibilities
Design and develop programming language analysis tool and optimize the accuracy and efficiency.
Build static analysis and code understanding tools for the codebase for programming languages.
Build auto fix tools based on programming language analysis and improve auto fix accuracy.
Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
Update software, enhance existing software capabilities, and develop and direct software testing and validation procedures.
Work with Machine Learning engineers to integrate machine learning model and software systems and develop specifications and performance requirements.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $264514 - $359720 annually.

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