ByteDance
Student Researcher - (Seed Model - AI Foundation Model Infrastructure) - 2027 Start
San Jose, California · Internship · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- Completing or recently completed a Bachelor's degree in a listed or related discipline.
About the job
Supports research and development of infrastructure and systems for large-scale AI foundation models, including training, inference, compilers, and distributed systems.
What you'll do
- Develop and optimize infrastructure and scalable system components for large-scale models.
- Implement and optimize system modules, tooling, or frameworks.
- Collaborate with researchers and engineers on research and system development.
What they ask for
- Completing or recently completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
- Strong programming skills and a solid foundation in algorithms, data structures, and systems; proficient in Python or C/C++.
- Experience with systems programming, distributed systems, compilers, or performance optimization through coursework, research, or projects.
Nice to have
- Experience with large-scale systems, parallel or distributed computing, or performance optimization; familiarity with system design, debugging, and profiling tools.
- Strong problem-solving ability and ability to work collaboratively in a technical environment.
Tools
Python, C/C++
AI focus
Infrastructure and systems for AI foundation models, including distributed training, reinforcement learning frameworks, high-performance inference, and heterogeneous hardware compilation.
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