Responsibilities

About the Team

We are building an intelligent enterprise-services platform to power ByteDance's global growth and operations. Guided by an AI-First philosophy, the team delivers AI solutions built on industry best practices.

As a campus-hire AI Application Engineer, you will contribute to the end-to-end delivery of AI-powered business systems. Working alongside product, design, and cross-regional engineering teams, you will grow rapidly into an engineer capable of independently building AI products.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

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 our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Online Assessment

Candidates who pass resume screening will be invited to participate in Our Company's technical online assessment.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services and the Agent runtime, ensuring code quality, readability, and maintainability; continuously improve system performance and stability through profiling and tuning.
• Integrate internal enterprise systems into Agents via Tools / MCP / CLI / A2A.
• Take an role in code reviews, and learn and follow the team's coding standards and architectural conventions.
• Write clear, AI-friendly technical documentation and contribute to the team knowledge base.
• Explore embedding AI capabilities into backend services, and contribute to AI-driven feature development, evaluation, and validation.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, AI, or a related field.
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and computer systems, with strong coding habits.
• Proficiency in one or more of Golang / Java / Python.
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems and microservice architecture.
• Hands-on experience with, and understanding of, AI Agent architectural patterns (reasoning, memory management, multi-Agent collaboration, etc.).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; genuine interest in exploring the Agent engineering ecosystem.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications: AI related Experience

• AI product Builder: as a core contributor to build an AI product / Agent / application aimed at real world users. able to articulate the product positioning, technology choices, user scale, and iteration process.
• Hands-on experience with different mainstream Agent frameworks (e.g., LangChain / LangGraph, Claude Agent SDK, etc.), Prompt Engineering, Harness Engineering, Context Management and Evaluation.
  
  
  

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Job Information

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico 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 ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

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.