ByteDance · 1 day ago
Research Scientist Graduate (Multimodal Large Language Model) - 2026 Start (PHD)
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$137K/yr - $259K/yrByteDance is a tech company focused on inspiring creativity and enriching life through innovative products. They are seeking a Research Scientist Graduate to develop core environment perception algorithms and explore cutting-edge technologies in multimodal large models for mixed reality scenarios. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work on complex challenges and contribute to real-world applications.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for the R&D of multimodal large models in MR scenarios based on modalities such as vision, point clouds, and text, including model optimization, data construction, evaluation enhancement, as well as training/inference acceleration
Deeply explore and keep up with cutting-edge technologies in the industry, driving the application and implementation of multimodal large models in MR scenarios
Qualification
Required
Final year Ph.D or recent Ph.D graduates in Computer Science, engineering or quantitative field
Strong expertise in multimodal large model pre-training and fine-tuning techniques, with hands-on experience in model optimization and related workflows
Excellent problem-solving and learning ability, able to quickly grasp cutting-edge technologies and apply them to practical challenges
Proficient in 2D/3D computer vision tasks, including detection, segmentation, depth estimation, and image matching
Skilled in Python and C++, with solid programming and engineering implementation capabilities
Preferred
Publications in top-tier conferences in computer vision, robotics, or graphics, or notable achievements in competitions, are a plus
Award winners of ACM-ICPC, NOI/IOI, TopCoder, or similar competitions are highly preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) savings plan with company match
Paid parental leave
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
10 paid holidays per year
10 paid sick days per year
17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)
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
Capital TodayG42Tiger Global Management
2025-11-20Secondary Market· $300M
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2023-03-14Secondary Market· $100M
Leadership Team
Jochen Bischoff
Head of Global Business Solutions - Africa
Matty Lin
General Manager, Global Business Solutions, KR
Recent News
2026-01-08
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