Responsibilities
- Design and build large-scale container-based cluster management and orchestration systems.
- Architect cloud-native GPU and AI accelerator infrastructure for secure, cost-efficient ML platforms.
- Develop inference solutions using vLLM, SGLang, TensorRT-LLM, and other LLM engines.
- Integrate advances in Kubernetes, Ray, AI/ML infrastructure, LLM infrastructure, and systems research into production systems.
- Write maintainable, testable, scalable, production-ready code.
- Collaborate across teams on systems research, distributed infrastructure, and hardware acceleration.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Available to commit to a 12-week internship during Summer 2027.
- Strong understanding of large-model inference, distributed and parallel systems, and/or high-performance networking systems.
- Hands-on experience building cloud or ML infrastructure involving resource management, scheduling, request routing, monitoring, or orchestration.
- Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
- Proficiency in at least one of Go, Rust, Python, or C++.
- Preferred: experience with Kubernetes or Ray cluster management systems, GPU orchestration, workload scheduling, scaling, and production isolation.
- Preferred: experience with CUDA, vLLM, SGLang, or TensorRT-LLM.
- Preferred: familiarity with AWS, Azure, GCP, SageMaker, Azure ML, or Vertex AI.
- Preferred: knowledge of Ray, DeepSpeed, PyTorch, and distributed training or inference platforms.
Benefits
- 12-week Summer 2027 internship.
- Hands-on learning, professional development events, community-building activities, and collaboration with industry experts.
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; applicants should state their start and end dates in their resume.
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About ByteDance
ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment and enterprise services - over 2.5bn people interact with ByteDance products including TikTok. 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. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. We are committed to building a safe, healthy and positive online environment for all our users. We have over 110,000 employees based in more than 30 countries globally. Join us.