ByteDance
Research Scientist Graduate (Multimedia Standards) - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Start (PhD)
San Diego, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- Completing or recently completed a PhD; no number of years specified.
- Education
- PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Research and develop multimedia compression, processing, and representation algorithms, contribute to standards, and publish technical work.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and optimize image/video compression algorithms and algorithms for file formats, systems, and transport protocols.
- Research image/video processing and objective metrics for subjective quality evaluation; track developments in standards and academic publications.
- Participate in standardization forums and draft standards contributions, patent applications, and academic papers.
What they ask for
- Strong computer science fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and software design, plus problem-solving skills.
- Published papers in academic conferences or journals in the subject.
- Rich experience and interest in multimedia standards, such as image/video compression, file formats, systems, or transport.
- Familiarity with C/C++ and good teamwork and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Good understanding of state-of-the-art compression/transmission algorithms; experience with JVET or AVS reference software, video coding standards, or patent applications.
- Familiarity with Neural Network-based image/video coding and processing, Python, or PyTorch.
Tools
C/C++, Python, PyTorch, JVET, AVS, MPEG, DASH, 3GPP
AI focus
Explore multimodal foundation models for perceptual quality modeling, generative enhancement, temporal video understanding, user-centric evaluation, and intelligent visual representation and compression.
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