ByteDance
Senior Research Scientist (Multimodal Large Language Model) - PICO
San Jose, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- Master's or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related quantitative field.
About the job
Leads research and development of multimodal language models and tool-using agents for mixed-reality interactions, from training and evaluation through deployment in PICO products.
What you'll do
- Develop and optimize MR-focused MLLMs, including multimodal alignment, data construction, evaluation, and training and inference acceleration.
- Build tool-use capabilities for MR, addressing spatial tools, multi-turn tasks, context memory, tool selection, and error correction.
- Translate research into product features in collaboration with software, product, and hardware teams.
What they ask for
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related quantitative field.
- Expertise in multimodal large-model training or cross-modal fusion, with hands-on model optimization and performance tuning.
- Research experience in LLM tool use, reinforcement learning, LLM agents, or interactive learning; understanding of single- and multi-turn interaction.
- Proficiency in Python and C++, experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow, and proficiency in core 2D/3D computer vision tasks.
Nice to have
- Relevant publications, or experience building large-scale MLLM pipelines, tool-use evaluation systems, or multimodal agent platforms.
- Familiarity with MR/AR/VR, spatial computing, 3D scene reconstruction, or long-horizon reasoning.
Tools
Python, C++, PyTorch, TensorFlow, 3DGS, NeRF
AI focus
Research and deployment of MR-focused multimodal large language models and tool-using agents, including multimodal scene understanding, spatial interaction, and long-horizon task execution.
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