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Research Scientist, Foundation Model, Music Intelligence

California, United States (On-site)

Research Scientist, Foundation Model, Music Intelligence

1 Month ago • All levels • Monetization

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Job Description

ByteDance's Doubao Team is dedicated to crafting the industry's most advanced LLMs, focusing on research in NLP, CV, speech recognition and generation. They are looking for a Research Scientist to conduct cutting-edge research and development in music understanding and multimodal learning, transfer advanced technologies to ByteDance products, and explore new products with music intelligence technology at its core. The ideal candidate will have experience in areas like music information retrieval, music transcription, deep learning, multimodal learning, and digital signal processing for music. Publications in top-tier venues, familiarity with deep learning frameworks, and strong coding skills in C/C++ and Python are preferred.

Must have:

Master's or PhD in related field
Experience in music intelligence and deep learning
Strong coding skills in C/C++ and Python

Good to have:

Publications in top-tier venues
Familiar with deep learning frameworks
Familiar with music production
Familiar with engineering principles and best practices

Perks:

100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance
Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match
Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans
Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options
10 paid holidays per year
17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO)
10 paid sick days per year
12 weeks of paid Parental leave
8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability
Mental and emotional health benefits
401K company match
Gym and cellphone service reimbursements

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Responsibilities

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including Helo, Toutiao, and Douyin, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content. Founded in 2023, ByteDance Doubao Team is dedicated to crafting the industry's most advanced LLMs. We aim to lead global 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 boasts a robust international presence with labs and research facilities 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. This model supports over 50 downstream business services including Doubao, Coze, and Dreamina, which are available to enterprise customers via the Volcano Engine. Currently, the Doubao App is the most used AIGC application in the China market. 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. Team Intro The SAMI team's mission is to empower content interaction and creation across ByteDance products using speech & audio related technologies. We focus on cutting-edge R&D in areas like speech & audio, music processing, natural language understanding and multimodal deep learning. We are looking for top talents to work on these exciting technologies, integrate them into various ByteDance products and ultimately bring joy to our global user base! Responsibilities • Conduct cutting-edge research and development in music understanding and multimodal learning • Transfer advanced technologies to ByteDance products. • Explore new products with music intelligence technology at its core.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Master's or PhD in computer science, mathematics, engineering or related field; • Experience in one or more areas of music intelligence and deep learning, including but not limited to: - Music information retrieval - Music transcription - Deep learning - Multimodal learning - Digital signal processing for music Preferred Qualifications: • Publications in top-tier venues such as NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML. • Familiar with deep learning frameworks such as Tensorflow and Pytorch. • Highly competent in algorithms and programming; Strong coding skills in C/C++ and Python. • Familar with music production. • Familiar with engineering principles and best practices. • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, multi-functional environment. 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

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $210000 - $358000 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.​
Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees: ​
We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care. ​
Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability. ​
We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. 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.​