Research Scientist (Grad) - Seed-Speech Foundation Models

Pangle; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 218,000 - 388,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Paid holidays and paid time off

Job summary

ByteDance seeks a Research Scientist Graduate (Seed-Speech Foundation Model) in San Jose to advance speech foundation models and multimodal AI. You will work on training pipelines, model alignment, and performance optimization within the Seed team, contributing to next-generation speech technologies.

Ideal candidates hold a CS/EE/ECE/Physics/Math degree and have strong coding skills in C/C++ or Python, with a passion for research and collaboration in a fast-paced tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/ECE/Physics/Math or related field.
• Proficient in C/C++ or Python; strong coding and data structures.
• Demonstrated interest or project experience in relevant areas.

Responsibilities

• Develop and scale speech foundation models for understanding and generation tasks.
• Design training pipelines including data construction, instruction tuning, and model alignment.
• Improve core capabilities such as speech recognition, synthesis, reasoning, and robustness.
• Optimize model architectures, training efficiency, and system performance.
• Explore natural and interactive interfaces for speech-based systems.

Skills

C/C++ / Python coding

Problem solving & collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/ECE/Physics/Math

Job description

ByteDance seeks a Research Scientist Graduate (Seed-Speech Foundation Model) in San Jose to advance speech foundation models and multimodal AI. You will work on training pipelines, model alignment, and performance optimization within the Seed team, contributing to next-generation speech technologies.

Ideal candidates hold a CS/EE/ECE/Physics/Math degree and have strong coding skills in C/C++ or Python, with a passion for research and collaboration in a fast-paced tech environment.