ByteDance · 6 days ago
Research Scientist in Generative AI Graduate (Intelligent Creation) - 2026 Start (PhD)
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$130K/yr - $246K/yrByteDance is a leading technology company known for its innovative products like TikTok. They are seeking a Research Scientist in Generative AI to conduct cutting-edge research and development in computer vision and machine learning, focusing on generative AI applications.
ContentData MiningFoundational AIInternetSocial Media
Responsibilities
Conduct cutting-edge research and development in computer vision and machine learning, especially in the areas of generative AI (e.g. image, video, or 3d generation)
Transfer advanced technologies to TikTok and other products
Explore new products with artificial intelligence technology at its core
Qualification
Required
Final year Ph.D or recent Ph.D graduates in Computer Science or related engineering field
Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills
Highly competent in algorithms and programming; Strong coding skills in Python/C++
Preferred
Multimodal generation, such as text-to-image/video/3D generation and editing, and other related multimodal experiences
Image generation, video generation, 3D generation
Diffusion model, GAN, transformer for generation tasks
Large-scale training, RLHF, and generative AI
Preferring candidates with publications in top-tier venues such as CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGGRAPH or SIGGRAPH Asia, etc
Benefits
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.
Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans.
Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.
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.
12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.
Mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra.
A 401K company match.
Gym and cellphone service reimbursements.
Company
ByteDance
ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.
Founded in 2012
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.8BKey Investors
Capital TodayG42Tiger Global Management
2025-11-20Secondary Market· $300M
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2023-03-14Secondary Market· $100M
Leadership Team
Jochen Bischoff
Head of Global Business Solutions - Africa
Matty Lin
General Manager, Global Business Solutions, KR
Recent News
2026-01-08
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