ByteDance
System Architect - Cloud Hardware
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 3 years for each of the experience areas listed under Preferred Qualifications; no minimum years stated otherwise.
- Education
- Master’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related majors.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must have a valid passport and be able to obtain necessary visas for international travel up to four times per year.
About the job
Architects and evaluates server and storage hardware solutions for cloud products, optimizing performance and cost and assessing emerging technologies.
What you'll do
- Develop computing and storage hardware solutions for cloud products based on product and operational data; collaborate with product and R&D teams on performance and cost optimization.
- Track emerging industry technologies and standards, and work with partners and suppliers to prototype and evaluate solutions.
- Collaborate with industry consortiums and standards committees, sharing research results.
What they ask for
- Master’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related major.
- Deep understanding of computer system architecture.
- Knowledge of design principles and applications of CPU, memory, SSD, and network parts.
- Understanding of virtualization technology, database, distributed storage systems, and deep learning architecture; demonstrated cross-functional collaboration.
Nice to have
- Experience in hardware/software performance and power optimization.
- 3 years of experience in circuit board design, system debugging, power/signal integrity, and thermal solutions; 3 years in server or storage system architecture design or software-hardware co-design.
Tools
CPU, memory, SSD, network, virtualization technology, database, distributed storage system, deep learning architecture
AI focus
The role supports cloud hardware solutions for deep learning architecture and AI application systems.
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