ByteDance

LLM Research Scientist Graduate (Seed) - 2026 Start (PhD)

ByteDance  •  $245k - $450k/yr  •  San Jose, CA (Onsite)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

About The Team:
LLM team is dedicated to advancing the next generation of LLMs and solving, fundamental challenges in LLM development. Our areas of focus include model pre-training, post-training, inference, memory capabilities, learning, interpretability and other related directions. We dive deep into the latest technologies and create comprehensive solutions from concept to completion. In our endeavor to adopt LLMs in real-life scenarios, we explore methods to enhance applications through technological innovation.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at our Company.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

Responsibilities
- Explore large-scale models and optimize systems;
- Data construction, instruction tuning, preference alignment, and model optimization;
- Improving relevant model capabilities, such as reasoning, code, math etc;
- In-depth research and exploration of future use cases.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $244800 - $450000 annually.
ByteDance

About ByteDance

ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment and enterprise services - over 2.5bn people interact with ByteDance products including TikTok.

Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible.

Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. We are committed to building a safe, healthy and positive online environment for all our users.

We have over 110,000 employees based in more than 30 countries globally. Join us.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
China, CN
Year Founded
Unknown
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