Senior Software Engineer, Cross Platform

Senior Software Engineer, Cross Platform Applications

Location:

San Jose

Team:
Technology

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code: A196205

About the Team The Cross-Platform team at Byte Dance is responsible for developing a high-performance rendering engine and a versatile application framework used across a wide range of products. These systems enable efficient, consistent, and high-quality UI development  are expanding our mission to improve developer experience and efficiency by building intelligent development tools. These tools will assist engineers working on complex cross-platform systems—streamlining workflows, surfacing insights, and reducing development friction through the integration of AI and automation.

We are seeking an experienced AI Developer to join our team in building the next generation of internal development tools. Your work will focus on integrating AI and machine learning into our toolchain to accelerate software development, improve code quality, and simplify engineering workflows. You will work closely with front-end and framework engineers to understand their workflows and build intelligent assistants, static/dynamic analyzers, and smart automation features that meaningfully improve their day-to-day productivity.

• Design and implement AI-powered developer tools that enhance productivity, reduce friction, and improve code quality.
• Integrate intelligent systems into existing tool chains and frameworks, supporting tasks such as code generation, diagnostics, refactoring, and performance tuning.
• Collaborate with engineers across rendering and framework domains to understand pain points and translate them into practical, AI-enhanced solutions.
• Build and maintain infrastructure for model integration, code analysis, and in-editor assistance.
• Track emerging trends in AI-assisted development and propose new tools and features that push the boundaries of developer experience.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $187040 - $359720 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.

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:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
• Exercising sound judgment.

Founded in 2012, Byte Dance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including Tik Tok, Lemon8, Cap Cut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, Byte Dance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume,…