ByteDance
Research Scientist Graduate (Seed Model - Vision) - 2027 Start
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- BS in a listed or related discipline; MS is preferred.
About the job
Develops and scales vision foundation models for image and video generation and multimodal applications.
What you'll do
- Develop vision foundation models and design data pipelines, pre-training strategies, and post-training methods.
- Improve model perception, reasoning, and multimodal understanding; optimize architectures, training efficiency, and evaluation.
- Explore real-world applications of vision models in multimodal systems.
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.
- Proficiency in C/C++ or Python, with strong coding, data structures, and fundamental algorithm skills.
- Demonstrated interest or project experience in relevant areas.
Nice to have
- Completing or recently completed an MS in a listed or related discipline.
- Internship experience in computer vision, multimodal learning, or machine learning; strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Tools
C/C++, Python
AI focus
Research and develop vision foundation models and multimodal generative models for image and video, including pre-training, post-training, perception, reasoning, and multimodal understanding.
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