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ByteDance

Builds content apps, business software and AI

Research Scientist - Seed Model, AI Foundation Model Infrastructure

Applied Machine LearningConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Jose, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or a related field, with an expected graduation date in 2027 and the ability to commit to an onboarding date by the end of 2027.
  • Demonstrate excellent coding ability, knowledge of data structures, and fundamental algorithm skills, with proficiency in C, C++, or Python.
  • Demonstrate interest or project experience in relevant areas.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build scalable infrastructure for large-scale model training, evaluation, and inference.
  • Optimize distributed training systems across compute, memory, and communication.
  • Improve system reliability, efficiency, and observability for large-scale workloads.
  • Develop frameworks for evaluation, data processing, and model lifecycle management.
  • Co-design systems and algorithms to improve the performance of foundation models.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in distributed systems, machine learning systems, or related areas through internships.
  • Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.

About the Company

ByteDance

Builds content apps, business software and AI

ByteDance builds content and creation apps for consumers, alongside collaboration software and AI services for businesses. Its video platforms connect viewers with creators, while CapCut gives people tools to edit and publish videos. The group also develops Lark for workplace communication and shared documents, and its Seed research teams build language, image, video, and speech models used in consumer apps and sold through BytePlus cloud services. It earns money from advertising, commerce services, paid software subscriptions, and usage of its enterprise technology. ByteDance was founded in 2012 and has its operational headquarters in Beijing, China.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Private
Total funding
$35.1B
Headquarters
Haidian, China
Founded
2012

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