ByteDance · 6 days ago
Student Researcher [Seed LLM Horizon – Memory, Personalization & Evolving Agent] - 2026 Start (PhD)
United States
Internship
Remote
Intern
$60/hr - $60/hr
Start in 2026ByteDance is a pioneering company in advanced AI foundation models, and they are seeking passionate and self-driven researchers for their Seed LLM Horizon Team. The role involves exploring methodologies for personalized evolving agents, studying memory usage in models, and investigating approaches for continuous agent evolution.
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Responsibilities
Explore methodologies for evaluating personalized evolving agents
Study how to teach models to use memory, including learning to use memory via reinforcement learning
Investigate approaches for learning to evolve, focusing on making agents continuously stronger and more personalized through interacting with users and environments
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Machine Learning, or a related field
Research experience in one or more of the following: reinforcement learning, LLM agents, memory systems, tool use, or interactive learning
Strong coding skills and proficiency with modern deep learning frameworks
Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research, with publications in top-tier ML/AI conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP etc
Preferred
Experience with long-horizon reasoning, multi-turn tasks, or asynchronous agent behavior
Familiarity with agent evaluation, personalization, or real-world tool integration
Background in building or analyzing large-scale agent training pipelines
Ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, research-driven team environment
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
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$9.8BKey Investors
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