Software Engineer, Security AI

Responsibilities

About the Team
The Security Engineering team is a research and development (R&D) team that operates within the broader Security Organization. Their core responsibility is to construct, implement, and sustain secure infrastructures, platforms, and technologies. In addition, they provide support to cross-functional teams within ByteDance. The team's ultimate objective is to serve and safeguard ByteDance products and infrastructures on a global scale.

Responbilities:
-Explore and build the industry-leading large-scale solutions and architectures for Al for Security, including related applications, retrieval, evaluation, and processing of related data generation, basic support, etc
-Research and apply cutting-edge Al technologies (such as RAG retrieval enhancement, Agent, post-training of large models, etc.), and implement them in production environments and customer scenarios
-Work closely with cross-team business partners to promote the in-depth integration and application of large models in the field of security
-Explore innovative research in high-value technologies and application fields

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
-Master's degree or above, majoring in Computer science, artificial intelligence, information security or related fields.
-Solid foundation in computer and machine learning, proficient in one of the programming languages, such as Go/Python/ C/C++
-Candidates with in-depth experience in the following fields are preferred: natural language processing, retrieval systems, risk control algorithms, and large model applications
-Those familiar with the large model technology stack (such as pre-training, post-training of SFT/RL, model acceleration, and scaling AC retrieval enhancement) projects are preferred
-Be capable of designing end-to-end solutions and architectures in combination with actual security issues to ensure efficiency, stability and scalability
-Good communication and coordination skills, strong self-motivation, enjoy challenges, and be pragmatic and innovative

Preferred Qualifications:
-Have published papers in top conferences/journals in the fields of CV/NLP/ security
-Have experience in implementing large models in the field of security
-Have participated in open source projects or have won awards in competitions such as ACM/ICPC

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $194000 - $355000 annually.​

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.​

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).​

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.​

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:​

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:​

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;​

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and​

3. Exercising sound judgment.​

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.​

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request​