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 |
|---|---|---|
| Research Engineer, Video Processing and Codec (Realtime Codec Optimizations) This role focuses on research and development of real-time video codecs and processing algorithms for live-streaming products. It involves designing and optimizing encoding/decoding frameworks and algorithms for various video types on heterogeneous platforms, with a strong emphasis on traditional video compression techniques and potentially neural network-based approaches. | — | 0 |
| Video Codec Algorithm Engineer, Realtime Codec Optimizations The role focuses on designing and developing real-time video codecs and optimization algorithms for live-streaming products. It involves research into video encoding algorithms and visual quality-oriented processing, with a strong emphasis on C/C++ programming and understanding of compression algorithms. While familiarity with neural network-based coding is preferred, the core of the role is in traditional video compression engineering and research, not AI model development. | — | 0 |
| System Engineer (Operating System) - System Technologies and Engineering System Engineer role focused on developing, maintaining, and optimizing the Linux Operating System for large-scale data centers. Responsibilities include system software development, performance optimization, automated monitoring, deployment, upgrading, and supporting new hardware platforms. The role also involves optimizing AlOps tools for large clusters. | — | 0 |
| Creator Partnership Senior Associate, Lifestyle - Lemon8 This role focuses on creator partnerships and content strategy for the Lemon8 social media platform. Responsibilities include analyzing platform trends, managing creator relationships, coaching creators on content quality, and using data analysis to inform strategy and improve user experience. The role requires experience with content ecosystems, algorithms, and working with large datasets. | — | 0 |
| Site Reliability Engineer - Data (Seattle) Site Reliability Engineer focused on data infrastructure, including applied machine learning (AML) support, data center, data infrastructure, and recommendation systems. Responsibilities include service lifecycle management, designing monitoring frameworks, developing cloud-managed data infrastructure components (Kubernetes, Redis, MySQL, Flink), and scaling systems through automation. Requires a Bachelor's degree, 3+ years of programming experience, and familiarity with Unix/Linux, networking, and distributed systems. | — | 0 |
| Site Reliability Engineer - Data Site Reliability Engineer focused on data infrastructure and applied machine learning (AML) at ByteDance. Responsibilities include managing the full service lifecycle, designing software platforms and monitoring, developing cloud-managed data infrastructure components (Kubernetes, Redis, MySQL, Flink), and establishing scaling mechanisms. Requires a BS in CS, 3+ years of programming experience, and familiarity with distributed systems. | — | 0 |
| Content & Creator Operation Expert - Lemon8 This role focuses on content operations and creator management for the Lemon8 platform, aiming to build and scale high-quality vertical content. Responsibilities include analyzing content trends, optimizing content ecosystems, supporting creators, and formulating content strategies based on data and user research. The role requires hands-on experience in vertical content operations and creator engagement within a fast-paced tech environment. | — | 0 |
| Tech Lead, Infrastructure Supply Chain Platform Tech Lead for ByteDance's infrastructure supply chain platform, focusing on backend development, system design, and team leadership to build and optimize an end-to-end business platform supporting data centers, servers, and related infrastructure. | — | 0 |
| Tech Lead - Data Infrastructure Site Reliability This role is for a Technical Lead in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) focused on building and operating large-scale data infrastructure with high reliability and efficiency. The role involves deep technical leadership, architectural improvements, and collaboration across engineering, product, data, and infrastructure teams to deliver resilient, scalable platforms. Key responsibilities include designing, developing, and operating cloud infrastructure, automating operations, troubleshooting production issues, and promoting best practices in system design and observability. The role requires strong expertise in areas like databases, Kubernetes, or Big Data systems. | — | 0 |
| Tech Lead - Data Infrastructure Site Reliability Tech Lead for Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) focused on building and operating large-scale data infrastructure with high reliability and efficiency. The role involves deep technical leadership, architectural improvements, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver resilient, scalable platforms. Responsibilities include designing, developing, and operating cloud infrastructure, automating operations, troubleshooting complex issues, and promoting best practices in system design and observability. | — | 0 |
| Senior Mobile Software Engineer, Global E-commerce Core Shopping and Experience Senior Mobile Software Engineer for ByteDance's Global E-commerce Core Shopping and Experience team, focusing on building and optimizing the Product Details Page (PDP). The role involves native mobile development (Kotlin/Objective-C/Swift) and cross-platform development (React), with an emphasis on performance, resilience, modularity, and driving technical direction for a platform team. Requires strong problem-solving, collaboration, and a proven track record in mobile development and scaling high-traffic consumer apps. | — | 0 |
| Creator Partnership Associate (Fashion Vertical) - Lemon8 This role focuses on building and scaling creator ecosystems within the fashion vertical for the Lemon8 platform. Responsibilities include managing creator partnerships from sourcing to contract implementation, analyzing content performance, and coaching creators to improve content quality. The role requires identifying creators using data, fostering relationships, and analyzing insights to inform content strategy and user experience. | — | 0 |
| Software Development Engineer - Cloud Native Databases Software Development Engineer focused on building and enhancing cloud-native database products, including relational databases, distributed caches, and various other database types. Responsibilities include designing and developing core database functionalities, conducting performance tests, implementing tests, participating in release processes, debugging, and solving complex cloud infrastructure problems. | — | 0 |
| Tech Lead Software Engineer, Build System Tech Lead Software Engineer to design and implement scalable build systems for developer infrastructure, supporting CI/CD pipelines and large-scale distributed systems. Focus on monorepo build systems and performance optimization. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer, Cross Platform Software Engineer focused on improving JavaScript development tools, including build tools like Rspack and Rsbuild, to enhance R&D efficiency and product performance. | — | 0 |
| Tax Director - Americas (San Jose) Seeking an experienced Americas Tax Leader to oversee tax compliance, tax risk management, and tax planning across the Americas region. This role collaborates closely with Finance, Legal, and Business teams to ensure tax efficiency, compliance, and strong business alignment. | — | 0 |
| Tax Director - Americas (Los Angeles) Seeking an experienced Americas Tax Leader to oversee tax compliance, risk management, and planning for ByteDance across the Americas region. This role involves developing regional tax strategy, managing tax operations, advising on tax laws, supporting M&A, and driving operational excellence. Requires a Bachelor's degree, over 5 years of tax experience including team leadership, strong US tax knowledge, and familiarity with international tax frameworks. Experience in tech/digital industries and cross-border transactions is preferred. | — | 0 |
| Merchant Financing Solution Manager - Global Payment Product Manager for Merchant Financing Solutions within ByteDance's Global Payment team, focusing on designing, launching, and scaling credit products like Cash Advance, Term Loan, and Invoice Financing to support merchant growth and enhance liquidity. Requires collaboration with cross-functional teams, market analysis, and ensuring regulatory adherence. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Site Acquisition Manager (LATAM) - Seattle ByteDance is seeking a Data Center Site Acquisition Manager for the Americas market to manage leasing and acquisition of hyperscale data center capacity. Responsibilities include market analysis, site selection, negotiation of deals and leases, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. The role requires strong project management, analytical, and negotiation skills, with a proven track record in significant data center deals. | — | 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 management, automation, and ensuring reliability and efficiency of large-scale distributed systems. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer, Global Traffic Infrastructure Software Engineer for ByteDance's Global Traffic Infrastructure (GTI) team, focusing on developing and maintaining a data and billing platform for edge infrastructure. The role involves building enterprise-level edge computing platforms, managing large-scale data processing, and implementing observability and financial servicing platforms for edge products. | — | 0 |
| Image Sensor Digital Design Lead - PICO - SanJose Lead the digital design of custom image sensors for AR/VR products, including establishing specifications, RTL design, verification, synthesis, and supporting chip bring-up and integration with hardware and software teams. | — | 0 |
| Technical Sourcer - Seed - Los Angeles (Third-Party Associate) Technical Sourcer for the ByteDance Seed team, focusing on discovering new approaches to general intelligence and pushing the boundaries of AI. This role involves managing sourcing strategies, identifying technical talent through various channels, and collaborating with recruiters and hiring managers to optimize the recruiting process. The position is a 6-month temporary assignment managed by a third-party agency. | — | 0 |
| Technical Sourcer - Seed - Seattle (Third-Party Associate) Technical Sourcer for the ByteDance Seed team, focusing on discovering new approaches to general intelligence and pushing the boundaries of AI. Responsibilities include managing sourcing strategy, identifying and assessing talent pools, and collaborating with recruiters and hiring managers. This is a temporary, third-party agency role. | — | 0 |
| Technical Sourcer - Seed - San Jose (Third-Party Associate) Technical Sourcer for the ByteDance Seed team, focusing on discovering new approaches to general intelligence and pushing the boundaries of AI. Responsibilities include managing sourcing strategy, identifying candidates through various channels, developing talent pools, and collaborating with recruiters and hiring managers. Requires at least 1 year of sourcing experience, strong communication skills, and experience with research/sourcing tools. | — | 0 |
| Head of North America Enterprise PICO - San Jose Head of North America Enterprise PICO (XR department of ByteDance) responsible for achieving revenue targets, developing go-to-market strategy, leading sales teams, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Requires 5+ years of leadership in enterprise sales/business development, strong analytical and strategic planning skills, and ability to navigate complex organizations. Experience in Training, Education, Healthcare, or LBE verticals is preferred. | — | 0 |
| Software Engineer-Infrastructure Delivery Platform Software Engineer-Infrastructure Delivery Platform role focused on building and maintaining critical modules for ByteDance's vertical industry order fulfillment and supply chain middle-office businesses. Responsibilities include designing and implementing technical systems, engaging in solution discussions, and resolving live issues. Requires a strong foundation in Java, microservices, OOP, database design, and middleware technologies. | — | 0 |
| Tech Lead,Infrastructure Delivery Platform Tech Lead for Infrastructure Delivery Platform focusing on enterprise AI solutions in order fulfillment and supply chain management. | — | 0 |
| Tech Lead Software Engineer - Spatial Web Tech Lead Software Engineer focused on building core technologies for immersive XR experiences, including runtime software, developer SDKs, and game engines. The role involves transforming the web into a platform for 2D, immersive, and spatial experiences, standardizing solutions, proposing APIs, and developing SDKs, frameworks, and tools. | — | 0 |
| Data Center Network Automation Engineer This role focuses on developing Python scripts for network automation and efficiency in data center network implementation and operations. It involves analyzing network data, creating software solutions using computer science principles, and collaborating with software development teams to design automated operational solutions. The role requires a strong understanding of network protocols and data center network architecture. | — | 0 |
| Network Engineer, Edge Networking Seeking a Senior Network Engineer to join ByteDance's Networking team, focusing on designing, building, and operating global, intelligent network infrastructure for hyperscale data centers. The role involves consolidating architecture, optimizing connectivity, and supporting edge infrastructure, requiring expertise in routing protocols, traffic engineering, and CDN/edge computing. | — | 0 |
| Principal Product Manager - IaaS AI Infra Product Manager for ByteDance's cloud compute services (Volcano Engine), focusing on building next-generation AI infrastructure. Responsibilities include customer needs collection, R&D collaboration, go-to-market strategy, roadmap management, and competitive analysis. Requires a technical background in ToB product management and understanding of cloud infrastructure, with a curiosity for new technologies in AI, big data, and security. | — | 0 |
| Software Development Engineer - Cloud Native Databases Software Development Engineer focused on building and enhancing cloud-native database products, including relational databases, distributed caches, key-value stores, and more. Responsibilities involve query processing, distributed systems, storage, and cluster management within a large-scale infrastructure. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Development Engineer - Cloud Native Databases Senior Software Development Engineer to build and own cutting-edge database products supporting ByteDance’s global infrastructure, focusing on areas like query processing, distributed processing, distributed storage, and cluster management in a cloud-native environment. | — | 0 |
| Senior Software Development Engineer - Cloud Native Databases Senior Software Development Engineer to build and own cutting-edge database products supporting ByteDance’s global infrastructure. Responsibilities include query processing, distributed processing, distributed storage, and cluster/system management in a cloud-native environment. | — | 0 |
| Network Software Development Engineer, High Speed Network Develops and designs 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 |
| 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 |
| Strategic Partnerships Manager - Global Payment Seeking an accomplished Strategic Partnership Manager to manage the global payment partnership network, focusing on North America. The role involves exploring, formalizing, and optimizing payment partnerships with card networks, fintechs, and banks, requiring a deep understanding of the payment industry and strategic planning. | — | 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 |
| Researcher - Interdisciplinary - New York Researcher focused on interdisciplinary studies, economic and philosophical research, global history, and international affairs to track macro trends and develop insights for the company. Responsibilities include providing analysis through desk research, building academic relationships, and drafting reports for senior leaders. | — | 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 |