What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform position at ByteDance?
Responsibilities
Founded in 2023, the ByteDance Doubao (Seed) Team, is dedicated to pioneering advanced AI foundation models. Our goal is to lead in cutting-edge research and drive technological and societal advancements. With a strong commitment to AI, our research areas span deep learning, reinforcement learning, Language, Vision, Audio, AI Infra and AI Safety. Our team has labs and research positions across China, Singapore, and the US. Leveraging substantial data and computing resources and through continued investment in these domains, we have developed a proprietary general-purpose model with multimodal capabilities. In the Chinese market, Doubao models power over 50 ByteDance apps and business lines, including Doubao, Coze, and Dreamina, and is available to external enterprise clients via Volcano Engine. Today, the Doubao app stands as the most widely used AIGC application in China.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve.
Join us.
Team Intro
The ByteDance Seed Large Model Machine Learning Platform team was established in 2023, aiming to develop industry-leading large model technology and become a world-class platform engineering team that contributes to technological and societal advancement.
The Seed Large Model Machine Learning Platform team has a long-term vision and commitment in the Large Model field, dedicated to building a first-class infrastructure for large model platforms. The team has R&D groups in China, Singapore, the United States. The platform offers functions such as data management, model training, model evaluation, model inference, and model management. The platform's R&D team closely collaborates with business teams, supporting the development of large models for various business scenarios within the company, including Seed, commercialization, and advertising.
Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications:
ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $184300 - $337250 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
Founded in 2023, the ByteDance Doubao (Seed) Team, is dedicated to pioneering advanced AI foundation models. Our goal is to lead in cutting-edge research and drive technological and societal advancements. With a strong commitment to AI, our research areas span deep learning, reinforcement learning, Language, Vision, Audio, AI Infra and AI Safety. Our team has labs and research positions across China, Singapore, and the US. Leveraging substantial data and computing resources and through continued investment in these domains, we have developed a proprietary general-purpose model with multimodal capabilities. In the Chinese market, Doubao models power over 50 ByteDance apps and business lines, including Doubao, Coze, and Dreamina, and is available to external enterprise clients via Volcano Engine. Today, the Doubao app stands as the most widely used AIGC application in China.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve.
Join us.
Team Intro
The ByteDance Seed Large Model Machine Learning Platform team was established in 2023, aiming to develop industry-leading large model technology and become a world-class platform engineering team that contributes to technological and societal advancement.
The Seed Large Model Machine Learning Platform team has a long-term vision and commitment in the Large Model field, dedicated to building a first-class infrastructure for large model platforms. The team has R&D groups in China, Singapore, the United States. The platform offers functions such as data management, model training, model evaluation, model inference, and model management. The platform's R&D team closely collaborates with business teams, supporting the development of large models for various business scenarios within the company, including Seed, commercialization, and advertising.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for developing ByteDance's machine learning platform to support algorithm production and efficient iteration for related company businesses;
- Design and implement machine learning infrastructure, frameworks, toolchains, etc., and drive their integration into business applications;
- Explore cutting-edge machine learning technologies to continuously enhance platform capabilities and reduce algorithm usage costs.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Basic understanding and familiarity with large language models, multimodal models, intelligent agent technologies, and the deployment processes associated with large models;
- Proficiency in Python and/or Go programming, with strong coding practices and effective code management skills;
- Familiar with foundational server-side technologies, including but not limited to HDFS, Ray, and message queues, along with the ability to efficiently develop and maintain backend services.;
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with business teams, understand business requirements, and translate them into technical solutions.
- Experience in developing and optimizing automated evaluation techniques for large models to enhance usability and performance;
- Solid knowledge of and ability to use common deep learning frameworks like PyTorch and vLLM for model inference and deployment;
- Experience in open-source projects within communities such as GitHub.
ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $184300 - $337250 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
- Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
- Exercising sound judgment.
Salary : $184,300 - $337,250
