ByteDance
Student Researcher - (Seed Model - Seed Responsible AI) - 2027 Start (PhD)
San Jose, California · Internship · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be able to establish authorization to work in the United States. The Company does not provide sponsorship or any immigration-related benefits.
About the job
Researches AI foundation models and agents to improve their reliability, safety, and trustworthiness, and contributes to AI safety and ethics in company products.
What you'll do
- Develop advanced AI technologies, particularly foundation models and AI agents.
- Research AI technologies to make them more reliable, safe, and trustworthy.
- Contribute to product development related to AI safety and ethics.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong research background in at least one area: LLM training, interpretability, agents, reinforcement learning, or LLM/AI agent safety.
- Excellent coding, data structures, and fundamental algorithm skills; proficiency in C/C++ or Python.
- Excellent problem-analysis and problem-solving skills; good communication and collaboration skills.
Nice to have
- Winners of competitions such as ACM/ICPC, IOI, or TopCoder.
- Experience with influential projects or papers in ML, NLP, or LLM.
Tools
C/C++, Python, LLM, AI agents, reinforcement learning
AI focus
Research and develop AI foundation models and agents, with a focus on safety, reliability, trustworthiness, and AI ethics.
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