Research Scientist Graduate; Foundation Model-Speech-Interaction & Learning PhD

Location:

San Jose

Team:

Technology

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A76748

• Contribute cutting‑edge research to Byte Dance product evolution (e.g., Tik Tok, Douyin, Cap Cut) to impact billions of users worldwide.
• Work on advanced science and technology in audio processing and generation (e.g., Dialogue Systems, Audio‑Video Models, Speech Synthesis, Voice Conversion, Audio Codec Learning, Audio Language Modeling, etc.).
• Research, model, design, develop and evaluate novel machine learning models and algorithms.
• Collaborate with globally based researchers and engineering teams in developing machine learning models and algorithms.

• PhD graduate with a background in computer science, machine learning, or similar fields.
• Good knowledge of theoretical and empirical research in addressing research problems.
• Solid knowledge and experience with at least one popular deep learning framework (e.g., PyTorch, Tensor Flow) and familiarity with deep neural network architectures.
• Experience in both neural and non‑neural, classical machine learning models and algorithms.
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

• Good presentation and communication skills.
• Research experience in one or more of the following fields: speech synthesis, audio generation, large language model, computer vision, generative models.
• Strong first‑author publications record in top AI conferences or journals (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, etc.).
• Proficient in C / C++, Python, and shell programming languages, and have a deep understanding of data structure and algorithm design.
• Internship experience in an AI research organization.

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The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $187,040 - $359,720 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.

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Founded in 2023, the Byte Dance Doubao (Seed) Team, is dedicated to pioneering advanced AI foundation models. Our goal is to lead in cutting‑edge research and drive technological and societal advancements.

With a strong commitment to AI, our research areas span deep learning, reinforcement learning, Language, Vision, Audio, AI Infra and AI Safety.…