ByteDance
AI Vision Research Engineer Graduate- Pico 2026 Start (PHD)
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Develop machine-perception vision systems for VR/AR products, including ML pipelines and algorithms, accelerator optimization, and system evaluation.
What you'll do
- Develop efficient, low-latency vision systems and training and data-generation pipelines for scene and user-behavior understanding.
- Map ML algorithms to hardware accelerators, identify bottlenecks, optimize performance, and propose HW/SW co-design and cloud-edge workload partitioning.
- Evaluate system models and FPGA prototypes to validate ideas and architecture options.
What they ask for
- Completing or recently completed a PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Research experience in ML algorithms or AI accelerator design.
- Experience with C/C++, MATLAB, and Python.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with appropriate ML frameworks.
- Good communication skills, open-mindedness, and enthusiasm for new technologies.
Tools
C/C++, MATLAB, Python, FPGA
AI focus
Develop ML-based machine perception for VR/AR, including scene and user-behavior understanding, AI accelerator optimization, and HW/SW co-design.
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