Backend Software Engineer (Graph Neural Network System), Cloud Infrastructure Intern - 2025 Start

Responsibilities

About ByteDance
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

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 Introduction
The Infrastructure NoSQL team based in Singapore caters to the needs of TikTok and its affiliated mid-platforms and business lines. The team operates on a vast scale, managing tens of thousands of servers and handling data that exceeds the petabyte level. The team has developed its own distributed KV/caching systems, globally distributed table storage systems, and large-scale graph database products. Utilizing cutting-edge hardware and software stack technology, they are dedicated to advancing the next generation of products continually.

Joining this team, you can look forward to a very structured training plan, as well as the opportunity to undertake a larger scope whilst giving enough space to grow and develop. We look forward to your application!

As a project intern, you will have the opportunity to engage in impactful short-term projects that provide you with a glimpse of professional real-world experience. You will gain practical skills through on-the-job learning in a fast-paced work environment and develop a deeper understanding of your career interest

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an internship for at least 3 months. Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date).

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to ByteDance and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities:
- Participate in the design and development of our self-developed distributed Graph Neural Network (GNN) training/inference systems over a large-scale graph dataset;
- Apply Graph Embedding/GNN into real-world application scenarios, including but not limited to risk control, etc.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related fields
- Familiar with C++, and Python development in Linux environment, familiar with multi-threading, network programming, cloud-native K8S, and other technologies;
- Familiar with TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Ray framework;
- Possess good communication skills and the ability to work well in a team.

Preferred qualifications:
- Familiar with existing industry open source GE/GNN systems (e.g., DGL, PYG, Euler, GraphLearn, BigGraph, etc).
- Familiar with GNN algorithms, such GraphSage, GAT, Genipath

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

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If you have any questions, please reach out to us at apac-earlycareers@bytedance.com