Software Engineer Graduate (Applied Machine Learning - Inference) - 2026 Start (MS)

Responsibilities

About the team:
The mission of our AML team is to push the next-generation AI infrastructure and recommendation platform for the ads ranking, search ranking, live & ecom ranking in our company. We also drive substantial impact on core businesses of the company. We are looking for Software Engineer New Grads to join our team to support and advance that mission.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at ByteDance.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

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 ByteDance and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the design and implementation of a global-scale machine learning system for feeds, ads and search ranking models.
- Responsible for building monitoring/managing tools to oversee the reliability and scalability of online inference servers
- Responsible for building tools to analyze bottlenecks and sources of instability and then design and implement solutions

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a MS in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience in developing and deploying large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience in ML/Deep learning Frameworks.
- Proficient in C/C++/Python/Golang, and have solid programming skills (e.g. algorithms and data structures).

Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong background in one of the following fields: Hardware-Software Co-Design, High Performance Computing, ML Hardware Acceleration (e.g., GPU/RDMA) or ML for Systems.
- Experience contributing to an open-sourced machine learning framework (tensorflow / jax / pytorch / torchscript /mxnet/ tensorrt).

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Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $115000 - $220000 annually.​

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.​

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).​

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 relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:​

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;​

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and​

3. Exercising sound judgment.​

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