ByteDance currently has 112 active AI-related job listings. The majority of these roles are focused on serving infrastructure, accounting for 39% of the total, followed by agents at 27%. Engineering is the most frequent function, with research also being a significant area. The company is hiring for these positions primarily in the United States. Frequent tech tags include model_serving, inference_infra, and multimodal. In the last 30 days, ByteDance added 14 new AI roles, representing a 27% increase compared to the previous 30-day period.
Currently tracking 109 active AI roles, down 43% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Serve · Engineering.
ByteDance currently has 115 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Cloud Acceleration Engineer – DPU & AI Infra (2), LLM AIOps Development Engineer - Data Center Networking (2), Multimodal Model Training and Inference Optimization Engineer (2), Research Engineer - LLM Training Infrastructure - Seed Infra (2), Research Engineer - LLM/VLM Inference Optimization (Seed Infra) (2). Most positions are in Engineering and Research.
ByteDance's active AI hiring is concentrated in: serving infrastructure (38%), agents (25%), post-training (12%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
ByteDance is hiring AI talent in: United States (115 roles).
Job postings at ByteDance most frequently mention: Machine Learning, Production ML Systems, Algorithms & Data Structures, GPU Computing, Optimization Methods.
In the past 30 days, ByteDance has posted 2 new AI-related roles. That is a -78% change versus the prior 30 days (9 → 2).
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| Network Software Development Engineer, High Speed Network Develops high-speed network technologies and software tools for ByteDance's hyperscale data center networking solutions, focusing on reliability and availability. Requires experience with Golang/Python/C++, distributed systems, and Linux networking stack (TC, iptables, eBPF). | — | 0 |
| Tech Lead - Software Engineer- Metadata Storage Software Engineer role focused on designing, developing, and operating high-performance metadata storage services, distributed coordination, and key-value storage solutions. The role involves building automated deployment solutions and providing metadata services to various business and infrastructure teams, including those in AI. | — | 0 |
| Tech Lead Software Engineer, Programming Language Tech Lead Software Engineer to build development infrastructure including Cloud IDE, Intelligent Unit Test Generation, code and build systems, CI/CD software, and Micro service management and monitoring for a team serving over 20,000 developers daily. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer- Metadata Storage Software Engineer role focused on designing, developing, and operating ultra-performance metadata services, including distributed coordination, locking, key-value storage, and service discovery. The role also involves developing deployment solutions and providing metadata solutions for various business areas, including AI. Requires strong C/C++ skills and deep understanding of consensus protocols like Raft and Paxos, with experience in large-scale distributed systems. | — | 0 |
| Software Development Engineer, Network Automation Software Development Engineer focused on network automation and building platform products for data center network management. This role involves designing and developing software solutions to enhance network delivery efficiency and stability, covering planning, deployment, change, verification, and analytics. | — | 0 |
| Software Development Engineer, Network Automation Software Development Engineer focused on network automation for hyperscale data centers, involving design, development, and operation of intelligent network infrastructure. Responsibilities include building platform products and tooling for network planning, deployment, change, verification, and analytics. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer - Network Security Senior Software Engineer for Network Security team at ByteDance, focusing on designing and building enterprise-level network security products like Firewalls, Anti-DDoS, WAF, and NDR. The role involves supporting ByteDance businesses with customized security solutions to meet compliance and security requirements, and supporting network security products for internal and external customers. Requires 5 years of software development experience in cybersecurity, strong understanding of networking protocols, DPDK or eBPF, and proficiency in C, GO, and Linux systems. | — | 0 |
| Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Data Infrastructure (San Jose) Senior Site Reliability Engineer focused on the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of core data services in a massive, distributed environment. Responsibilities include incident response, SLO management, capacity optimization, automation, and AI infrastructure maintenance. This role is primarily focused on operational work and platform resilience, not feature development. | — | 0 |
| System Performance Engineer - Server Platform The Server platform team is responsible for architecting, designing, and building server and storage systems for high-performance, low cost, and easy operation. This role focuses on optimizing server system benchmarks, collaborating with hardware engineers and vendors on performance targets, and working with application teams to profile and optimize performance for various workloads including AI computing. The role also involves evaluating new architectural designs, assessing cloud services and hardware, and contributing to industry standards. | — | 0 |
| Site Reliability Engineer - Video Infrastructure Site Reliability Engineer for ByteDance's Video Cloud Infra team, focusing on building and managing global infrastructure for multimedia transport, storage, and processing. Responsibilities include system reliability, monitoring, incident response, capacity planning, and automation to optimize performance and reduce costs for a platform serving billions of users. | — | 0 |
| Cloud Site Reliability Engineer - DCS Cloud Seeking a Cloud Site Reliability Engineer to build and operate hyper-scale datacenters, manage server fleet lifecycle, provide cloud solutions, and develop scalable and reliable infrastructure services. Responsibilities include designing, building, scaling, and operating global infrastructure, developing automation tools, creating and managing cloud AMIs, engaging in technical operations and on-call rotations, and driving improvements across the infrastructure lifecycle. Requires a Bachelor's degree, 2+ years of experience in Linux operations/SRE/DevOps, proficiency in Go/Python/C++, strong CS fundamentals, and familiarity with reliability practices. | — | 0 |
| System Architect - Cloud Hardware Architecting and designing server and storage systems for high-performance, low-cost, and easy operation, with exposure to AI application systems and emerging computing, storage, and silicon validation technologies. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Backend and Infrastructure This role focuses on building development infrastructure and intelligent data platforms to streamline software development processes. Responsibilities include developing Cloud IDE, code management systems, CI/CD, and monitoring systems, as well as researching and applying advanced computer engineering technologies to products. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Senior Software Engineer on the Cloud Infrastructure team, responsible for building and managing cluster management systems, distributed resource scheduling frameworks, and solutions for resource utilization optimization. Focuses on scalable, distributed systems for development services. | — | 0 |
| Data Engineer, E-Commerce Data Engineer role focused on building, optimizing, and growing large data platforms for e-commerce, supporting core products and millions of users. Responsibilities include designing and building data transformations, implementing scalable big data systems, and establishing engineering best practices. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer, Unity Engine and XR Software Engineer role focused on building foundational technologies for immersive XR experiences using game engines like Unity and Unreal. Responsibilities include developing engine extensions, runtime modules, graphics components, native plugins, and supporting the developer ecosystem. | — | 0 |
| Data Engineer, E-Commerce Data Engineer role focused on building and optimizing large-scale data platforms for e-commerce, supporting reporting, analysis, and core business functions. | — | 0 |
| Fullstack Software Engineer, Global Payments Fullstack Software Engineer for ByteDance's Global Payments team, focusing on building a highly integrated cross-border payment platform for web and app. Responsibilities include architecting and developing reusable front-end systems, optimizing performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver a best-in-class user experience. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer (Payments Architecture) - Global Payment - San Jose Software Engineer role focused on the architecture and stability of a global payment system, including disaster tolerance and performance during peak periods. Requires strong programming and system design skills in a fintech domain. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Engineer - Developer Infrastructure Seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and maintain development infrastructure, including Cloud IDE, code hosting, large-scale build backends, and CI/CD systems. The role involves handling high-volume traffic, ensuring tight security controls, and continuous tuning of underlying components for high availability. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure Software Engineer on a Cloud Infrastructure team focused on building development services to enable engineers to deliver high-quality features and systems. The team's systems include Cloud IDE, Intelligent Unit Test Generation, code and build systems, CI/CD software, and Micro service management and monitoring. | — | 0 |
| Video Codec Algorithm Modeling Engineer - Multimedia Lab Seeking a Video Codec Algorithm Modeling Engineer to design and develop algorithms and C-model for advanced video encoding and processing, implemented in hardware accelerators. This role involves collaborating with hardware architecture and design teams for optimal co-design. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer, Backend and Infrastructure Backend and Infrastructure Software Engineer to build development services, including Cloud IDE, Intelligent Unit Test Generation, code and build systems, CI/CD software, Micro service management and monitoring. Focus on backend design and infrastructure experience. | — | 0 |
| Video ASIC Design Verification Engineer - Multimedia Lab Seeking a Video ASIC Design Verification Engineer to build industry-leading, highly efficient, and scalable video codec hardware solutions (FPGA and ASIC). Responsibilities include generating test benches, running simulations, developing test plans, leading bug tracking, and automating regression testing. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Development Engineer, SDN-Traffic Intelligence & Control Senior Software Development Engineer focused on SDN-Traffic Intelligence & Control, responsible for designing and developing bandwidth management systems and network traffic control capabilities for hyperscale data centers. Requires strong programming skills in Go, C++, or Python, and deep understanding of networking protocols and distributed systems. | — | 0 |
| Senior Production System Engineer - San Jose This role focuses on the engineering and operations of large-scale data center infrastructure, including server lifecycle management, automation, monitoring, and disaster recovery. It is a core engineering role within ByteDance's Data Systems Infrastructure team, responsible for the reliability and scalability of their global data centers. | — | 0 |