ByteDance
San Jose, CA, USA

Software Engineer Intern (Applied Machine Learning-Enterprise) - 2026 Start (PhD)

$60/hrPosted Aug 13, 2025WebsiteLinkedIn

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About this role

Responsibilities

The Applied Machine Learning Enterprise team combines system engineering and machine learning to develop and operate a big model service platform that offers businesses Model-as-a-Service solutions (MaaS) to both the big model vendors and users. We are actively seeking talented Software Engineers specializing in Large Language Models (LLM) to join our team.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2026. Internships at ByteDance aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Watch your ambitions become reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at ByteDance.

PhD internships at ByteDance provide students with the opportunity to actively contribute to our products and research, and to the organization's 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).

  • Building a next-generation big model as a service platform to serve hundreds of LLMs based applications;
  • To develop and maintain the big model as a service platform, including offline training/finetuning, online inference, model management, and resource orchestration, etc.;
  • To manage a huge number of GPU resources and provide computing power efficiently.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science or related technical field;
  • Proficient in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow;
  • Experience with software development in at least one of the following programming languages: C++, Python, Go;
  • Good sense of teamwork and communication skills, practical experience in relevant business scenarios is preferred;
  • Strong software programming capabilities, exhibits good code design and coding style;
  • Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in NLP and LLM technologies;
  • Experience or research in Alignment for Large language models;
  • Experience in ModelOps, for example large model management, finetuning workflow management, etc.;
  • Contribution to top-tier conference papers, including NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV, ACL, KDD, etc. is a big plus.

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If you have any questions, please reach out to us at [email protected]

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico 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 ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our us