Research Intern - 2026 Start

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Research Intern - 2026 Start in USA

ByteDance
Full time
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USA
09/09/2026
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Seattle, WA

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and deploy high-speed network technologies for AI/LLM applications.
Develop platforms and systems for monitoring, analyzing, and diagnosing large-scale AI/LLM networks.
Research and develop high-performance AI communication frameworks and network protocol stacks.
Optimize host-network-application co-design to improve AI/LLM network scalability, reliability, and performance.
Track academic and industry advances, identify innovative system components, and present findings in academic papers.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a PhD in computer networking or a related technical discipline.
Experience with computer networking or network programming.
Proficiency in one or more mainstream programming languages, including C/C++, Python, or Go.
Familiarity with high-speed network systems, including RDMA, congestion control, and AI network optimization.
Familiarity with AI training or inference systems and software-hardware co-design is preferred.
Experience developing high-performance communication frameworks such as NCCL, MPI, or RPC libraries is preferred.
Experience developing software systems for AI network diagnosis and performance optimization is preferred.
Top-tier networking conference publications such as NSDI, SIGCOMM, OSDI, or SOSP are preferred.

Benefits

2026 internship opportunity with hands-on industry exposure, learning, community-building, and professional development events.
Opportunity to collaborate with industry experts and contribute to products, research, emerging technologies, and academic papers.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; applicants should state their availability, including start and end dates, in their resume.

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...

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