Drimva

ByteDance

Video/Image AI/ML Software Engineer Graduate (Multimedia) - 2027 Start (PhD)

San Diego, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026

Education
Completing or recently completed a PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, statistics, or a related discipline.

About the job

Design and optimize video analysis, quality assessment, and encoding algorithms for streaming workflows and hardware-accelerated video platforms.

What you'll do

  • Develop and optimize video analysis and quality assessment algorithms, including database creation.
  • Design end-to-end video quality optimization strategies combining analysis, processing, and encoding.
  • Integrate algorithms into production workflows and evaluate their impact through A/B testing.

What they ask for

  • Completing or recently completed a PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, statistics, or a related discipline.
  • Strong programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general-purpose languages, including C/C++ or Python.
  • Knowledge of image/video analysis or quality algorithms and technologies such as VMAF, PSNR, and SSIM.
  • Hands-on machine learning or deep learning experience and familiarity with PyTorch or TensorFlow.

Nice to have

  • Experience designing, training, or applying deep learning models, including CNNs, Transformer architectures, and MLLMs.
  • Knowledge of video processing algorithms, video codecs, or embedded processors and real-time RTOS development.

Tools

C/C++, Python, VMAF, PSNR, SSIM, PyTorch, TensorFlow, AVC

AI focus

Apply machine learning and deep learning to video analysis and quality assessment; preferred work includes CNNs, Transformer architectures, and multimodal large language models.

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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)