Senior Research Engineer / Scientist -AI for Databases

ByteDance
Seattle
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Education: phdSkills: ["Analytical","Problem-solving","Communication"]

Join an AI4DB team within the Infrastructure System Lab to design and build AI-native database systems. You’ll conduct R&D on applying AI/ML to database management, developing algorithms for query planning, indexing, storage management, and workload prediction/scheduling. Collaborate with data infrastructure and engineering teams to integrate AI models into production. Analyze large-scale workload datasets, publish in top conferences, and contribute to open-source and internal tools.

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ByteDance
ByteDance
1 month ago

Senior Research Engineer / Scientist -AI for Databases

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Job Summary

Join an AI4DB team within the Infrastructure System Lab to design and build AI-native database systems. You’ll conduct R&D on applying AI/ML to database management, developing algorithms for query planning, indexing, storage management, and workload prediction/scheduling. Collaborate with data infrastructure and engineering teams to integrate AI models into production. Analyze large-scale workload datasets, publish in top conferences, and contribute to open-source and internal tools.
Location: Seattle
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Conduct research and development applying AI/ML techniques to database management systems.
  • •Develop intelligent algorithms for query planning, indexing, storage management, and workload prediction/scheduling.
  • •Collaborate with data infrastructure and engineering teams to integrate AI models into production systems.
  • •Analyze large-scale datasets from database workloads to uncover optimization opportunities.
  • •Publish findings in top-tier conferences/journals and contribute to open-source projects or internal tools.

Key Requirements

  • •PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field focused on databases, systems, or machine learning.
  • •Strong publication record in accredited venues (e.g., SIGMOD, VLDB, ICDE, NeurIPS) related to AI4DB.
  • •Strong background in database internals (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, or modern cloud-native databases/BigData).
  • •Hands-on experience with machine learning frameworks (e.g., XGBoost, LightGBM, TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn).
  • •Proficiency in Python, C++, or Java (preferred).
Experience:AIDatabasesMachine learningCloud-nativeBig Data
Education:PhD / Doctorate in Computer Science, Data Science or a related field
Skills:AnalyticalProblem-solvingCommunication
Tech Stack:AIMLNL2SQLNL2ChartVectorDBsPostgreSQLMySQLXGBoostLightGBMTensorFlowPyTorchScikit-learnPythonC++JavaAWSGCPAzureLLMsReinforcement learning

Company Brief

ByteDance
Develops consumer internet and content platforms, including TikTok and other apps for short-form video, news, and entertainment. It also builds advertising, commerce, and creator tools that connect audiences, brands, and publishers across global markets.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Founded: 2012
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