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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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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)