ByteDance · 2 weeks ago
Student Researcher [Seed LLM - Code Generation] – 2026 Start (PhD)
United States
Internship
Remote
Intern
$60/hr - $60/hr
Start in 2026ByteDance is a pioneering company dedicated to advanced AI foundation models. The Seed LLM Code Generation Team is looking for a PhD intern to enhance coding capabilities through research and development in AI, focusing on code generation and reinforcement learning.
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Responsibilities
Develop methods for code generation and editing using large language models, including improving performance on tasks such as synthesis, repair, documentation, and test generation
Conduct research on self-evolving agents that can learn to write, edit, and optimize code over time with minimal supervision
Explore multi-agent reinforcement learning settings where agents collaborate, compete, or communicate to solve complex programming tasks
Investigate instruction tuning, multi-turn prompting, retrieval-augmented generation, and RL for program synthesis
Build benchmarks and tools for evaluating model performance in code understanding, collaborative reasoning, and long-horizon programming scenarios
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Programming Systems, or a related field
Research experience in code generation, program synthesis, or LLMs for software engineering
First-author publications in top venues such as NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, PLDI, or OOPSLA
Familiarity with LLM toolchains (e.g., HuggingFace, PyTorch) and structured code/data handling
Preferred
Experience with reinforcement learning or agent-based learning in structured environments
Background in multi-agent coordination, curriculum learning, or self-improving systems
Understanding of software reasoning tasks such as static analysis, refactoring, or automated debugging
Familiarity with open code benchmarks (e.g., HumanEval, MBPP, CodeContests, SWE-bench)
Benefits
Interns have day one access to health insurance
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits and more
Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year
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.
Company
ByteDance
ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.
Founded in 2012
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.8BKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Jochen Bischoff
Head of Global Business Solutions - Africa
Matty Lin
General Manager, Global Business Solutions, KR
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