at ByteDance
Full TimeFounded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok and Helo as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve.
Join us.
Team Introduction
The AI Platform team is an R&D team that builds cross-platform technologies to improve the efficiency of e2e AI development and applications, including building development infrastructures for large generative foundation models, accelerating both model training and inference, scaling model deployment and applications on cloud, mobile and PC, etc. We are responsible for providing reliable, scalable and performant AI capabilities to support core products within ByteDance like Douyin, TikTok and CapCut.
We are looking for strong researchers and engineers to design and develop state-of-the-art generative AI model optimization systems and solutions. The primary goal is to reduce the cost of generative AI applications while preserving quality and efficiency.
Responsibilities
• Large generative foundation models: Systematic data platforms, model benchmarking, distributed training and inference optimization.
• High-performance architecture: Model optimization and acceleration with AutoML, model compression, inference engine, image quality optimization.
• Platform and services: Unified large model development platform, standardized API for AI capabilities, cloud native and AIOps.
Minimum Qualifications
• M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related fields
• 3-5 years of experience in research or software development
• Proficient in one or more programming languages, such as Python, C, or C++
• Familiar with common data structures and basic algorithms
• Experience working with global stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in AutoML algorithms or model acceleration technologies
• Deep knowledge in machine learning optimizations such as quantization, pruning, knowledge distillation, Neural Architecture Search (NAS), and optimizations for large models.
• Familiar with one or more open-source deep learning frameworks, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, PaddlePaddle etc. Understand the underlying design of the framework, familiar with common model architectures. Experience in contributing to open-source projects is preferred.
ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2.
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136800 - $280000 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:
We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.
Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.
We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
