Student Researcher (Multimodal Interaction and World Model - Seed) - 2027 Start

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 51,143 - 72,840; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Housing allowance

Paid holidays

Paid sick time

Job summary

ByteDance in San Jose, CA is seeking an undergraduate or graduate student for an internship in AI research and engineering. You will support research and development of foundation models, experiment with improvements, implement algorithms, and collaborate with a team on research tasks.

This internship pays $45 per hour, with day-one access to health and life insurance, wellbeing benefits, 10 paid holidays, and paid sick time; housing allowance may be available for non-remote work.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or a related field.
• Strong coding skills and understanding of data structures and algorithms, proficient in Python or C/C++.
• Experience with machine learning or related areas through coursework, projects, or internships.

Responsibilities

• Support research and development of foundation models and systems.
• Experiment with model improvements and evaluation methods.
• Implement algorithms, models, or system components.
• Collaborate with team members on research and engineering tasks.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Data structures and algorithms

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Math/Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support research and development of foundation models and systems.
• Experiment with model improvements and evaluation methods.
• Implement algorithms, models, or system components.
• Collaborate with team members on research and engineering tasks.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or a related field.
• Strong coding skills and understanding of data structures and algorithms, proficient in Python or C/C++.
• Experience with machine learning or related areas through coursework, projects, or internships.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated research track record with publications in conferences related to multimodal learning, machine learning, or artificial intelligence.
• Strong problem‑solving and communication skills.

Job Information

Compensation: The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $45- $45.

Benefits: Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year). Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.

Equal Opportunity

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:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
• Exercising sound judgment.