Student Researcher (AI Foundation Models Infrastructure - Seed Infra) - 2026 Start (PhD)

Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd

Seattle, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, C++ Programming Language, CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture), Compiler Technology, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Data Modeling, Debugging Skills, Distributed Computing, Electrical Engineering, Emerging Technology, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), Large-Scale Systems, Machine Learning, Machine Tool, Memory Hardware, Open Source, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Problem Solving Skills, Productivity Management, Publications, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Reinforcement Learning, Research Skills, Systems Reliability
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago

About the Team

The Seed Infrastructures team oversees the distributed training, reinforcement learning framework, high-performance inference, and heterogeneous hardware compilation technologies for AI foundation models.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2026. PhD Internships at our Company aim to provide students with the opportunity to actively contribute to our products and research, and to the organizations future plans and emerging technologies.

PhD internships at Our Company provide students with the opportunity to actively contribute to our products and research, and to the organizations future plans and emerging technologies. Our dynamic internship experience blends hands-on learning, enriching community-building and development events, and collaboration with industry experts.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date).

Responsibilities

  • As an Infrastructure Intern, you may work on one or more of the following areas:
  • Design and optimize large-scale distributed training systems (e.g., data/model/pipeline parallelism, memory efficiency, fault tolerance)
  • Contribute to reinforcement learning training frameworks and large-scale post-training systems
  • Improve inference performance, latency, and throughput for foundation models
  • Develop compiler or runtime optimizations for heterogeneous hardware (GPU/accelerator)
  • Work on system-level performance analysis, profiling, and bottleneck diagnosis
  • Build tooling and automation to improve developer productivity and system reliability

Minimum Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical fields
  • Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++
  • Solid understanding of systems, distributed computing, machine learning systems, or performance optimization
  • Experience with one or more of the following: Distributed training frameworks (e.g., PyTorch FSDP, Megatron-style parallelism); Reinforcement learning training systems; GPU programming (CUDA, Triton) or compiler technologies; Large-scale inference optimization; Performance profiling and systems debugging
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in fast-paced research-driven environments

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working on large-scale ML systems or infrastructure projects
  • Contributions to open-source ML systems or performance tooling
  • Publications in ML systems, distributed systems, or related areas (a plus but not required)

About the Company

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Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd