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Student Researcher (AI Foundation Model Infrastructure - Seed) - 2027 Start (BS/MS)

Brief overview

Seattle, WAIn-person
UndergradOr in progress
$43/hrStated minimum
2,631 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
463 green cardsCertified filings
Programming in Python or C/C++Algorithms and data structuresSystems programmingDistributed systemsCompilersPerformance optimizationParallel computingSystem designDebuggingProfiling toolsProblem-solvingCollaboration in technical environments

About the company

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ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.

Visa sponsorship history

4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026H-1B dependent

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2,631H-1B approved
99%approval rate
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463PERM certified
$204,340median wage / yr
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Job description

Summary

ByteDance is a pioneering company dedicated to advanced AI foundation models. The Student Researcher role focuses on contributing to infrastructure and systems for large-scale models, supporting the development of efficient components across training platforms, inference systems, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to infrastructure and systems for large-scale models
  • Support development of efficient and scalable components across areas such as training platforms, inference systems, compilers, and distributed systems
  • Implement and optimize system modules, tooling, or frameworks
  • Collaborate with researchers and engineers to support research and system development

Skills

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or a related field
  • Strong programming skills and solid foundation in algorithms, data structures, and systems, proficient in Python or C/C++
  • Experience with systems programming, distributed systems, compilers, or performance optimization through coursework, research, or projects
  • Experience with large-scale systems, parallel or distributed computing, or performance optimization
  • Familiarity with system design, debugging, and profiling tools
  • Strong problem-solving ability and ability to work collaboratively in a technical environment

Qualifications

Must Haves

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or a related field
  • Strong programming skills and solid foundation in algorithms, data structures, and systems, proficient in Python or C/C++
  • Experience with systems programming, distributed systems, compilers, or performance optimization through coursework, research, or projects

Nice to Haves

  • Experience with large-scale systems, parallel or distributed computing, or performance optimization
  • Familiarity with system design, debugging, and profiling tools
  • Strong problem-solving ability and ability to work collaboratively in a technical environment

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.

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