ByteDance
Senior Research Engineer / Scientist -AI for Databases
Seattle, Washington · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field; no equivalent experience alternative stated.
About the job
Research and build AI/ML systems that optimize database performance, scalability, and usability, and integrate them into production infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Develop algorithms for query planning, indexing, storage management, and workload prediction or scheduling.
- Analyze database workload data and collaborate with infrastructure teams to deploy AI models.
- Publish research and contribute to open-source projects or internal tools for AI-enhanced databases.
What they ask for
- PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field focused on databases, systems, or machine learning.
- Strong publication record in accredited venues related to AI4DB.
- Strong background in database internals.
- Hands-on experience with machine learning frameworks.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in Python, C++, or Java; experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Familiarity with LLM, reinforcement learning, neural architecture search, or automated database tuning.
Tools
PostgreSQL, MySQL, XGBoost, LightGBM, TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Python
AI focus
Apply AI/ML to database management, including query planning, indexing, storage management, workload prediction and scheduling, and automated database tuning.
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