Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Grad San Diego Regular

ByteDance; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 232,560 - 558,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays and personal time

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking a Research Scientist Graduate for the Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program, focusing on multimedia technology advancements. Applicants should hold a PhD and have experience in multimedia standards and algorithms.

The role includes designing and optimizing algorithms for video compression and engaging in standardization forums. A competitive salary between $232,560 and $558,600 is offered, along with comprehensive benefits including medical insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Individuals completing or recently completed a PhD in relevant fields.
• Published papers in academic conferences or journals related to multimedia.
• Rich experience and interest in multimedia standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize algorithms for image/video compression.
• Implement novel algorithms for file formats and transport protocols.
• Participate in standardization forums and draft contributions.

Skills

Strong computer science fundamentals

Problem-solving skills

Familiar with C/C++

Good team spirit

Good communication skills

Education

PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, or related discipline

Tools

Python

PyTorch

Job description

Research Scientist Graduate (Multimedia Standards) - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Start (PhD)

About the Team

At Multimedia Lab, we push the boundaries of what’s possible in multimedia technology. Our mission is to pioneer cutting‑edge research across image and video understanding, generation, processing, compression, and transmission—and transform these innovations into real‑world products that delight hundreds of millions of users globally.

Topic Content

Multimodal Foundation Models for Intelligent Multimedia Processing. Explore next‑generation multimedia technologies powered by multimodal foundation models, including perceptual quality modeling, generative enhancement, temporal video understanding, user‑centric evaluation, and intelligent visual representation/compression, to advance video quality, efficiency, and user experience in future multimedia systems.

Challenges for Smart Video Coding and Representation

• Achieving much higher compression efficiency than current encoders
• Keeping complexity and power use within acceptable limits
• Ensuring encoding and decoding work smoothly across different platforms
• Efficiently compressing new types of smart data such as tokens
• Effectively representing semantic information

Research Value of Smart Video Coding and Representation

• Traditional video coding is reaching its limit. Smart video coding can go beyond these limits and achieve much better video compression.
• New types of smart data, like tokens, will use more bandwidth in future applications.
• If smart video coding and representation become a standard, they will quickly gain market share and have big potential for valuable patents.
• Efficient smart video coding and representation can save a lot of bandwidth and storage, directly creating financial gains.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and optimize creative algorithms for image/video compression in formats such as 2D video, multiview video, 360‑degree video, point cloud, light field, etc.
• Design, develop and implement novel algorithms for file formats, system and transport protocols.
• Research and develop image/video processing and objective metrics for subjective quality evaluations.
• Actively participate in related standardization forums: MPEG, DASH, 3GPP, JVET, AVS.
• Follow up on state‑of‑the‑art algorithms in standardization work and conference/journal papers.
• Draft standard contributions, patent applications and academic papers.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Individuals who are completing or recently completed a PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong computer science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design) and problem‑solving skills.
• Published papers in academic conferences or journals in the subject.
• Rich experience and interest in multimedia standards (e.g., for image/video compression, file format, system, transport).
• Familiar with C/C++.
• Good team spirit and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good understanding of the state‑of‑the‑art compression/transmission algorithms.
• Experience on JVET reference software or AVS reference software.
• Experience in the development of video coding standards.
• Experience in patent applications.
• Familiar with neural network‑based image/video coding and processing.
• Familiar with Python, PyTorch.

Job Information

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $232,560 – $558,600 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, well‑being 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).

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.

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.