ByteDance
Research Scientist Graduate (ML Recommendation Systems) - 2027 Start
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- Undergraduate or master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline; completing or recently completed.
About the job
Conduct research and develop deep learning algorithms combining recommendation systems with large language and multimodal models, and help apply them to TikTok products.
What you'll do
- Research recommendation systems integrated with LLMs and multimodal models, including foundation models and large-scale models.
- Apply and optimize deep learning algorithms for recommendation, advertising, and multimodal understanding.
- Work with engineering teams to explore and validate algorithms under new architectures.
What they ask for
- Completing or recently completed an undergraduate or master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Strong foundations in machine learning and NLP, with research and problem-solving capabilities.
- Strong team collaboration and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Track record of leading high-impact projects or publications in recommendation systems, advertising, or LLM research.
- Publications at venues such as ACL, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, or CVPR.
Tools
LLMs, multimodal models, Foundation Models, deep learning
AI focus
Research and develop recommendation algorithms integrated with LLMs and multimodal models; optimize deep learning algorithms for recommendation, advertising, and multimodal understanding.
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