ByteDance
Research Scientist Graduate (Seed Model - LLM) - 2027 Start
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related discipline; MS in a listed or related discipline preferred.
About the job
Research and develop large language models, optimize their systems and capabilities, and explore future use cases.
What you'll do
- Explore large-scale models and optimize systems.
- Construct data, perform instruction tuning and preference alignment, and optimize models.
- Improve model capabilities such as reasoning, coding, and mathematics; research future use cases.
What they ask for
- Completing or recently completed a BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
- Strong coding, data structures, and fundamental algorithm skills; proficiency in C/C++ or Python, etc.
- Demonstrated interest or project experience in LLM training, evaluation, or applications.
Nice to have
- Completing or recently completed an MS in a listed or related discipline.
- Internship experience with machine learning, deep learning, or large-scale models.
Tools
C/C++, Python
AI focus
LLM research and development, including pretraining, posttraining, inference, memory, learning, interpretability, data construction, instruction tuning, preference alignment, and model capability improvement.
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