Research Scientist Graduate (Seed-Vision Foundation Model) - 2027 Start (PhD)

ByteDance

$254K — $480K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD or recent completion in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • Proficiency in C/C++ or Python with strong data structures and algorithms skills.
  • Experience in computer vision, multimodal learning, or large-scale model training.
  • Solid understanding of deep learning architectures and methodologies.
  • Preferred research experience with impactful publications or projects. Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and scale vision foundation models for image and video.
  • Design data pipelines and strategies for pre-training and post-training in vision tasks.
  • Enhance capabilities in perception, reasoning, and multimodal understanding.
  • Optimize model architectures and training efficiency.
  • Investigate real-world applications of vision models in multimodal systems.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance from day one.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability coverage.
  • 10 paid holidays and 10 sick days annually.
  • 17 days of Paid Personal Time, increasing with tenure.
Full Job Description
Responsibilitie

About the team The Seed Vision team focuses on foundational models for visual generation, developing multimodal generative models, and carrying out leading research and application development to solve fundamental computer vision challenges in GenAI. Responsibilities - Develop and scale vision foundation models across image and video modalities. - Design data pipelines, pre-training strategies, and post-training methods for vision tasks. - Improve core capabilities such as perception, reasoning, and multimodal understanding. - Optimize model architectures, training efficiency, and evaluation frameworks. - Explore real-world applications of vision models in multimodal systems.

Qualification

Minimum Qualifications: - Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related discipline. - Excellent coding ability, data structures, and fundamental algorithm skills, proficient in C/C++ or Python, etc. - Experience with computer vision, multimodal learning, or large-scale model training. - Strong understanding of deep learning architectures and training methodologies. Preferred Qualifications: - Proven research experience through impactful papers or projects. - Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $254400 - $480000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

About Doubao (Seed)

Established in 2023, the ByteDance Seed team is dedicated to pioneering new paths toward artificial general intelligence. We aspire to advance the frontier of intelligence to drive progress for both technology and society.

With a long-term vision for the AI sector, the Seed team's research spans MLLM, GenMedia, AI for Science, and Robotics. We maintain a global presence with laboratories and career opportunities across China, Singapore, and the United States. To date, we have launched industry-leading general foundation models and cutting-edge multimodal capabilities. Our technology powers over 50 application scenarios - including Doubao, Jimeng, TRAE, Dola and Dreamnia - and serves enterprise customers through Volcano Engine and BytePlus. Third-party data shows that the Doubao App ranks first in user volume in the Chinese market, while Doubao foundation models lead the industry in average daily token consumption.

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