Graduate Research Scientist: Multimodal AI & Transformers

ByteDance

San Jose (CA)

On-site

USD 244,800 - 450,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid parental leave
10 paid holidays per year
Paid sick days

Job summary

ByteDance is hiring for a research role in artificial intelligence, specifically focusing on multimodal data and reasoning capabilities. Candidates must have a PhD in a related field along with publication experience in leading AI conferences. The salary ranges from $244,800 to $450,000 annually, with additional benefits including healthcare, 401(k) match, and paid vacation. Join the ByteDance Seed team to work on groundbreaking AI advancements and enjoy a supportive, diverse work environment.

Qualifications

  • Must have completed or be completing a PhD.
  • Publications in major AI/ML conferences are required.
  • Strong research background in relevant areas is a must.

Responsibilities

  • Drive research on multimodal models.
  • Optimize model performance and efficiency.
  • Establish scaling laws and conduct systematic studies.

Skills

Reinforcement learning
Multimodal learning
Video understanding
Vision-language modeling

Education

PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related

Tools

PyTorch
JAX
Distributed training frameworks

Job description

ByteDance is hiring for a research role in artificial intelligence, specifically focusing on multimodal data and reasoning capabilities. Candidates must have a PhD in a related field along with publication experience in leading AI conferences. The salary ranges from $244,800 to $450,000 annually, with additional benefits including healthcare, 401(k) match, and paid vacation. Join the ByteDance Seed team to work on groundbreaking AI advancements and enjoy a supportive, diverse work environment.
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