Senior Software Engineer - Data Agent & Agentic Search

ByteDance

$241K — $456K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or a related field.
  • Strong coding, data structures, and algorithm skills; proficient in Python, Java, C++, or Golang.
  • Familiarity with LLMs, Agents, Search, RAG, Information Retrieval, or Machine Learning.
  • Strong problem-solving, learning, and communication skills.
  • 5 years experience with Agentic Search, Data Agents, RAG, or AI Search through research, internships, or projects.

Responsibilities

  • Build Agentic Search and Analytics systems incorporating planning and iterative processes.
  • Develop multi-source and multimodal search capabilities across various data types.
  • Create a unified semantic layer for diverse enterprise data metrics and relationships.
  • Investigate self-evolving agents that enhance their effectiveness through user interaction and historical data.
  • Enhance search functionalities by integrating advanced reasoning and retrieval techniques.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance from day one.
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match.
  • Paid parental leave and short-term/long-term disability coverage.
  • Life insurance and wellbeing benefits.
  • 10 paid holidays and 10 paid sick days annually, plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities - Build Agentic Search and Analytics systems that combine planning, retrieval, reasoning, tool execution, and iterative agentic loops. - Develop multi-source and multimodal search across structured data, documents, images, audio, and video. - Build a unified semantic layer for heterogeneous enterprise data, including entities, metrics, metadata, and relationships. - Explore semantic accumulation and self-evolving agents that continuously improve through interactions, feedback, memory, and historical executions. Qualification Minimum Qualifications - B.S in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or a related field. - Strong coding, data structures, and algorithm skills; proficient in Python, Java, C++, or Golang. - Familiarity with LLMs, Agents, Search, RAG, Information Retrieval, or Machine Learning. - Strong problem-solving, learning, and communication skills. Preferred Qualifications - 5 years experience with Agentic Search, Data Agents, RAG, or AI Search through research, internships, or projects. - Familiarity with Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, Milvus, Faiss, Qdrant, or similar retrieval systems. - Experience with tool calling, MCP, Skills, memory, planning, or agent evaluation. - Experience with semantic layers, knowledge graphs, multimodal retrieval, or large-scale data processing. Job Information 【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $241680 - $456000 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.

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