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ByteDance

Builds content apps, business software and AI

Artificial Intelligence Software Engineer - Development Infrastructure

AI Application EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Jose, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Strong programming skills in one or more languages: Python, Go, Java, C++, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
  • Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, databases, computer networks, and fundamental system design principles.
  • Familiarity with machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, generative artificial intelligence, or large language models.
  • Good communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a cross-functional engineering environment.
  • Passion for developer tools, infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and improving software engineering productivity.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deliver internal AI-powered developer tools, including agentic workflows, coding agents, IDE integrations, and command-line experiences, to improve engineering productivity across the software development lifecycle.
  • Improve AI system performance through prompt, context, and harness engineering.
  • Develop data pipelines, benchmarks, and evaluation frameworks to measure code correctness, task completion, latency, reliability, safety, and developer productivity.
  • Explore and apply advances in large language models, code intelligence, program analysis, and autonomous software engineering.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience building AI-powered developer tools, including agentic workflows, coding agents, IDE extensions, or command-line tools.
  • Experience with large language models, prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, context/harness engineering, MCP, and agent skills.
  • Publications, open-source contributions, technical blogs, hackathon projects, or a strong portfolio related to AI or developer tooling.

About the Company

ByteDance

Builds content apps, business software and AI

ByteDance builds content and creation apps for consumers, alongside collaboration software and AI services for businesses. Its video platforms connect viewers with creators, while CapCut gives people tools to edit and publish videos. The group also develops Lark for workplace communication and shared documents, and its Seed research teams build language, image, video, and speech models used in consumer apps and sold through BytePlus cloud services. It earns money from advertising, commerce services, paid software subscriptions, and usage of its enterprise technology. ByteDance was founded in 2012 and has its operational headquarters in Beijing, China.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$35.1B
Headquarters
Haidian, China
Founded
2012

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