ByteDance
Research Scientist, ByteBrain Infrastructure Operation
Seattle, Washington · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
About the job
Develops and deploys AI, machine learning, and optimization solutions to improve the efficiency, reliability, and performance of ByteDance’s large-scale infrastructure systems.
What you'll do
- Design and develop AI, machine learning, and optimization algorithms for infrastructure systems.
- Deploy, scale, and continuously improve algorithms in production environments.
- Identify infrastructure optimization problems and develop research and engineering solutions; publish research in leading conferences and journals.
What they ask for
- Multiple publications in top-tier conferences or journals in AI, machine learning, operations research, systems, or related fields.
- Deep expertise in AI, machine learning, and/or operations research, with hands-on large-scale data analysis and algorithm development experience.
- Strong coding, implementation, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to bridge research and production systems.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Nice to have
- Industry experience applying AI and optimization to infrastructure challenges, such as data center supply chains, AIOps, resource scheduling, system tuning, or infrastructure management and automation.
AI focus
Uses AI, machine learning, optimization algorithms, and LLMs to improve large-scale infrastructure efficiency, resource utilization, reliability, and operational decision-making.
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