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Tech Lead, AI Infra Compute

Yesterday Seattle, WA

Responsibilities

About the team:
Compute division focuses on building large-scale and highly available cloud infrastructure, which supports both public cloud products (like VolcEngine ECS service) and the internal products. The Compute-US team focuses on the development and research of the compute infrastructure platform.

Responsibilities
- Lead the design and prototype of key technologies or products.
- Research and follow trends from industry companies, open-source communities and academia.
- Review design and implementation and ensure it is aligned with long term vision and roadmap.
- Communicate and coordinate with partner teams to deliver projects on time with high quality.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- BS or above degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years experience of AI and AI Infra related projects.
- 3+ years experience as a tech lead.

Preferred Qualifications
- Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure or AI infrastructure.
- Good communication, self-motivation, engineering practice, and working collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
- Familiar with at least two of the areas below:
- GPU Infra (GPU cluster management, job scheduling, collective communication libraries, etc)
- LLM Inference engines, including performance optimizations and cost optimizations.
- Machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch or other frameworks.
- AI Infra hardware, including next-gen CPU/GPU, training/inference server platforms, data center infra, etc.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $198360 - $416100 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

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Client-provided location(s): Seattle, WA
Job ID: TikTok-7563813450389489925
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-10-24T20:24:28

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • HSA
    • Life Insurance
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Happy Hours
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Company Equity
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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