Research Engineer Intern (Seed - Infra - Training) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

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ByteDance is a pioneering company in advanced AI foundation models. They are seeking a Research Engineer Intern to support their large model training platform, focusing on generative AI and multi-modal understanding.


Skills

  • Currently in BS/MS program in distributed, parallel computing principles and know the recent advances in computing, storage, networking, and hardware technologies
  • Familiarity with orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes, Kubeflow, or Volcano
  • Proficient in at least one deep learning framework (e.g., PyTorch, Megatron, DeepSpeed, vLLM)
  • Experience with at least one major machine learning framework
  • Knowledge of fault tolerance and system reliability
  • Experience with large-scale training and LLM systems
  • Background in AIOps and resource scheduling
  • Papers selected by top conferences such as OSDI/SOSP/NSDI/ATC/Eurosys/SysML

Benefits

  • Interns have day one access to health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Wellbeing benefits and more
  • Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year)
  • Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance

Company Overview

  • ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in Beijing, Beijing, CHN, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://bytedance.com.

    • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • ByteDance has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1350 in 2025, 1123 in 2024, 775 in 2023, 487 in 2022, 417 in 2021, 245 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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