Hunyuan AIGC Algorithm Researcher (World Model Foundation Direction)

Tencent; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,400 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Vacation and holidays

Job summary

Tencent’s Technology Engineering Group (TEG) seeks a research-focused engineer to advance large-scale video world models, including data set design, model pre-training, SFT, RL, and downstream applications.

You will analyze R&D challenges, optimize training and inference, explore novel architectures, and push the boundaries of world model capabilities while collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in deep learning algorithms and large-model R&D.
• Experience with diffusion or autoregressive models is a plus.
• Publications or practical work in text-to-image/video generation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Engage in R&D of large-scale video world models, including dataset design and training.
• Analyze challenges, identify bottlenecks, and develop principled solutions to accelerate iteration.
• Explore architectures and push capabilities of world models across applications.

Skills

Learning

Communication

Teamwork

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, AI, Mathematics

Job description

Business Unit

Technology Engineering Group (TEG) is responsible for supporting the company and its business groups on technology and operational platforms, as well as the construction and operation of R&D management and data centers, TEG provides users with a full range of customer services. As the operator of the largest networking, devices, and data center in Asia, TEG also leads the Tencent Technology Committee in strengthening infrastructure R&D through internal and distributed open source collaboration, constructing new platforms and supporting business innovation.

What The Role Entails

• Engage in the research and development of large-scale video world models, including the design and construction of training datasets, foundational model algorithm design, optimization related to pre-training, SFT, and RL, model capability evaluation, and exploration of downstream application scenarios.
• Analyze R&D challenges scientifically, identify performance bottlenecks, and develop solutions based on first principles to accelerate the development and iteration of world models, ensuring competitiveness and leadership.
• Explore diverse paradigms for world model implementation, research next-generation model architectures, and push the boundaries of world model capabilities.

Who We Look For

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (preferred) in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Solid foundation in deep learning algorithms and proven experience in large model R&D. Candidates with experience in Diffusion Models and Autoregressive Models, publications in top-tier conferences, or practical experience in text-to-image/text-to-video generation are preferred.
• Familiarity with implementation details of deep learning networks and operators, model tuning for training/inference, CPU/GPU acceleration, and distributed training/inference optimization. Hands‑on experience is a plus.
• Participation in ACM/NOIP competitions is highly desirable.
• Strong learning, communication, and teamwork skills, coupled with a keen sense of curiosity.

Location State(s): US-California-Palo Alto

The expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $140,400.00 to $264,000.00 per year. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis. Subject to the terms and conditions of the plans in effect, hired applicants are also eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, and participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan. The Employee is also eligible for up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year (depending on the employee’s tenure), up to 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year, and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year. Your benefits may be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment with the company, and position level. Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent

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