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ByteDance · 2 weeks ago

Student Researcher(Video Quality Analysis&Coding Strategy) - 2026 Start (PhD)

United States

Internship

Remote

Intern

Start in 2026

ByteDance is a company that inspires creativity and enriches life through innovative products. They are seeking a PhD intern to contribute to the design and optimization of next-generation video systems, focusing on video quality assessment and algorithm development.

ContentData MiningFoundational AIInternetSocial Media

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design video analysis (ROI/SOD, content understanding, temporal grounding etc.) and quality assessment algorithms, and participate in database creation, algorithm design/development/optimization, etc

Participate in designing strategy and solution for E2E video quality optimization with a combination of video analysis, processing and encoding algorithms

Apply designed algorithms for VOD / Live streaming monitoring, data analysis, objective evaluation for algorithms etc

Collaborate with X-functional teams to integrate algorithms into production workflows and validate their impact through A/B testing

Qualification

Video analysis algorithmsVideo quality algorithmsC/C++/PythonMLImage processingDeep learning frameworksLinux developmentEager to learnPassionate about technologyGreat communication

Required

Currently pursuing a PhD in computer science/electrical engineering or a related technical discipline

In-depth knowledge of video analysis algorithms or subjective/objective video quality algorithms, and state-of-the-art technologies

Proficient in one of the following: C, C++, Python

Preferred

Familiar with ML and image processing tools, including sklearn, opencv, ffmpeg, etc

Familiar with deep learning frameworks (Tensorflow/Pytorch)

Familiar with Transformer architectures and mainstream multi-modal large models (MLLMs), and hands-on implementation or research experience preferred

Familiar with Linux development environments, shell scripting, HDFS etc

Knowledge of common video processing algorithms, such as superresolution, defusion model, etc

Great communication, eager to learn, and always passionate about turning cutting-edge technologies into real life use cases

Benefits

Interns have day one access to health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

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)

Housing allowance

Company

ByteDance

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ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.

Founded in 2012

Beijing, Beijing, CHN

10001+ employees

http://bytedance.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (1350)

2024 (1123)

2023 (775)

2022 (487)

2021 (417)

2020 (245)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$9.8B

Key Investors

Capital TodayG42Tiger Global Management

2025-11-20Secondary Market· $300M

2024-07-25Secondary Market

2023-03-14Secondary Market· $100M

Leadership Team

Jochen Bischoff

Head of Global Business Solutions - Africa

Matty Lin

General Manager, Global Business Solutions, KR

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