Student Researcher (Doubao (Seed) - Foundation Model - Vision Generative AI)

4 Months ago • All levels • Research Development

Job Summary

Job Description

ByteDance's Doubao (Seed) team seeks a Student Researcher (PhD) starting in 2025 to contribute to its cutting-edge vision generative AI foundation models. Responsibilities include conducting research in computer vision and machine learning, focusing on generative AI and data-centric research; solving complex technical problems; and enhancing multimodal understanding and reasoning throughout the development process (data acquisition, model evaluation, pre-training, SFT). The successful candidate will have a PhD in a relevant field, publications in top-tier venues, strong coding skills in Python, and experience in multi-modality understanding/generation. This unique opportunity offers flexibility in duration, time commitment, and location. The role involves working with a team of experienced researchers and engineers, advancing research and applying technologies to various ByteDance applications.
Must have:
  • PhD in relevant field
  • Publications in top-tier venues
  • Strong Python & deep learning skills
  • Multi-modality understanding/generation experience
  • Generative AI & data-centric research experience
Good to have:
  • Experience in large-scale data processing
  • Experience with diffusion models
  • Excellent teamwork and communication skills
Perks:
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Wellbeing benefits
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid sick time

Job Details

Responsibilities
Established in 2023, the ByteDance Doubao (Seed) Team is dedicated to building industry-leading AI foundation models. We aim to do world-leading research and foster both technological and social progress. With a long-term vision and a strong commitment to the AI field, the Team conducts research in a range of areas including natural language processing (NLP), computer vision (CV), and speech recognition and generation. It has labs and researcher roles in China, Singapore, and the US. Leveraging substantial data and computing resources and through continued investment in these domains, our team has built a proprietary general-purpose model with multimodal capabilities. In the Chinese market, Doubao models power over 50 ByteDance apps and business lines, including Doubao, Coze, and Dreamina, and was launched to external enterprise clients through Volcano Engine. The Doubao app is the most used AIGC app in China. Why Join Us 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. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us. Team Introduction Welcome to the Doubao Vision team, where we spearhead multi-modality foundation models on visual understanding and visual generation. Our mission is to solve the visual intelligence problem for AI. We conduct cutting-edge research on areas like vision and language, large vision models, and generative foundation models. The team is a mix of experienced research scientists and engineers, aiming to advance the research boundaries in foundation models and apply our technologies to our rich application scenarios, whereas a feedback loop is created to help further improve our foundation technologies. Join us in shaping the future of AI technologies and revolutionizing our product experience for global users. We are looking for talented individuals to join us for a Student Researcher opportunity in 2025. Student Researcher opportunities at ByteDance aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Turn your ambitions into reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at ByteDance. The Student Researcher position provides unique opportunities that go beyond the constraints of our standard internship program, allowing for flexibility in duration, time commitment, and location of work. Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to ByteDance and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. Responsibilities: 1. Conduct cutting-edge research and development in computer vision and machine learning, especially in the areas of generative AI and data-centric research. 2. Solve unique, large-scale, highly complex technical problems. 3. Enhance multimodal understanding and reasoning (images and texts etc), throughout the entire development process, encompassing data acquisition, model evaluation, pre-training, SFT, to bolster overall performance.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: 1. Currently pursuing a PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline. 2. Research experience in multi-modality understanding / generation, and other related topics. 3. Publications in top-tier venues, such as CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, EMNLP, ACL, COLING, etc. 4. Highly competent in algorithms and programming; strong coding skills in Python and popular deep learning frameworks. 5. Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment. Preferred Qualifications: 1. Work and collaborate well with team members. 2. Ability to work independently; Strong communication skills. 3. Experience in large-scale data processing and model training. 4. Experience in multi-modality models. 5. Experience in diffusion models is a plus. ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too. ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2 By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://jobs.bytedance.com/en/legal/privacy.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $60- $60.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year).

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.

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Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
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