PhD Internship: LLM & Multimodal AI Researcher

Bytedance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Housing allowance

Job summary

ByteDance Seed (Doubao) invites PhD students to join our Seed team in San Jose, CA for an internship focused on foundational algorithm research for LLMs, multi-modal ML, and related areas. You will contribute to ongoing research and have opportunities to publish papers and apply for patents.

The program emphasizes hands-on learning, community building, and professional development, with a 12-week full-time commitment during Summer or Fall 2026.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a PhD in artificial intelligence, computer science, automation, mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
• Solid foundation in data structure and algorithm design, proficient in Python/C++, proficient in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow, proficient in distributed large language model training framework such as Megatron/FSDP/Deepspeed.
• Good reading and writing skills and a solid foundation in mathematics.
• Strong sense of responsibility, proactive, with good communication and teamwork skills.
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
• Must be able to commit to a 12-week full-time work period during Summer or Fall 2026.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the research and development of cutting-edge algorithms with the possibility to publishing top international papers, and applying for patents.
• Conduct in-depth research for cutting-edge technologies in the fields of large language models/MultiModal Machine Learning, and have opportunities for applying them to solve practical problems in the industry.

Skills

Python/C++

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Data structures

Algorithms

Communication

Education

PhD candidate

Tools

Megatron

FSDP

Deepspeed

Job description

ByteDance Seed (Doubao) invites PhD students to join our Seed team in San Jose, CA for an internship focused on foundational algorithm research for LLMs, multi-modal ML, and related areas. You will contribute to ongoing research and have opportunities to publish papers and apply for patents.

The program emphasizes hands-on learning, community building, and professional development, with a 12-week full-time commitment during Summer or Fall 2026.