ByteDance · 5 hours ago
Large Model Optimization Engineer Graduate(PICO Perception) - 2026 Start (PHD)
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad
$137K/yr - $259K/yrByteDance is a technology brand committed to becoming a leading XR platform. The role involves participating in research and development of inference optimization and acceleration for models, building on-device large model inference engines, and collaborating with algorithm teams to analyze and optimize performance for large models.
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Responsibilities
Participate in the research and development of inference optimization and acceleration for models such as LLM/VLM/SD, as well as inference engines and frameworks
Build an industry-leading on-device large model inference engine through high-performance optimization technologies such as efficient operator development, low-precision computing, streaming inference, and speculative sampling
Collaborate deeply with various algorithm teams to analyze business performance bottlenecks and conduct performance analysis and optimization for large models
Participate in the performance evaluation of models on different chips
Qualification
Required
Final year Ph.D or recent Ph.D graduates in Computer Science, engineering or quantitative field
Proficiency in C/C++ and Python under the Linux environment
Ability to skillfully use at least one mainstream machine learning framework, with preference given to those familiar with various model/data parallel training frameworks
Knowledge of mainstream models such as LLM/VLM/SD with experience in model inference optimization preferred
Experience in performance modeling, performance analysis and optimization, or knowledge of CPU and GPU architectures is preferred
Experience in GPU programming (CUDA or OpenCL) and familiarity with TensorRT/Triton/Cutlass is preferred
Those with top conference papers in the direction of AutoML or AIGC are preferred
Those who have published papers in top computer vision conferences or journals are preferred
Those who have achieved excellent results in well-known computer vision competitions are preferred
Those with experience in high-quality Github projects are preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
A 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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Leadership Team
Jochen Bischoff
Head of Global Business Solutions - Africa
Matty Lin
General Manager, Global Business Solutions, KR
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