ByteDance
Research Scientist Graduate (Multi-modal Agentic Databases) - 2027 Start (PhD)
Seattle, Washington · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline; completing or recently completed.
About the job
Research and develop multi-modal agentic database infrastructure, including query processing and AI-driven system optimization, and bring new systems into production.
What you'll do
- Survey research and design new systems and algorithms; develop them for production use.
- Debug systems and measure performance; collaborate with mentors and lab members.
- Write technical reports and publish research papers.
What they ask for
- Completing or recently completed a PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Strong coding ability in at least one mainstream programming language, with data structures and algorithm fundamentals.
- Ability to independently design and develop complex systems and deliver design documents, deliverables, and demo systems.
- Familiarity with state-of-the-art data management technologies.
Nice to have
- Research experience in LLMs and infrastructure.
- At least two first-author papers in conferences or journals such as SIGMOD, VLDB, NSDI/OSDI, or EuroSys.
Tools
C/C++, Python, Go, LLMs
AI focus
Research multi-modal agentic database infrastructure and AI-driven infrastructure optimization, including AI Agent workflows, NL-to-SQL, and Auto Skills.
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