ByteDance · 3 hours ago
Research Scientist Graduate (Foundation Model-Speech-Multimodal Interactions) - 2026 Start (PhD)
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad
$187K/yr - $360K/yrByteDance is a pioneering company focused on advanced AI foundation models. The Seed-Speech Team is seeking a Research Scientist Graduate to conduct research and development in speech/audio foundation models and collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate findings into practical applications.
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Responsibilities
Conduct cutting-edge research and development in speech/audio foundation models
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify key research areas and contribute to the development of innovative speech/audio models
Work with product development teams to integrate research findings into practical applications for ByteDance and other platforms
Collaborate on team-driven projects to address complex challenges and enhance the overall effectiveness of the research team
Qualification
Required
Master's or PhD in computer science, mathematics, engineering or related field
Experience in one or more areas of machine learning and deep learning, including but not limited to: Full-Duplex Speech Models, Speech Language Models, Automatic Speech Recognition, Automatic Speech Translation, Speech/audio self-supervised learning and foundation models, Speaker recognition and verification, Speech emotion recognition, Multimodal foundation models, Large Language Model pretraining and finetuning
Preferred
Publications in top-tier ML/DL venues such as NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, AAAI and speech venues such as ICASSP, ASRU, Interspeech
Deep understanding of Large Language models
Familiar with distributed computing and large scale model training
Familiar with deep learning frameworks such as Tensorflow and Pytorch
Familiar with engineering principles and best practices
Highly competent in algorithms and programming; Strong coding skills in C/C++ and Python
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, multi-functional environments
Benefits
Employees have day one access to 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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