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LLM Research Scientist: Pretraining, Tuning & Reasoning

ByteDance

ByteDance’s Seed LLM team is advancing the next generation of large language models, tackling pre-training, post-training, inference, memory, learning, and interpretability. The role focuses on exploring models, data construction, instruction tuning, and optimization to improve reasoning and related abilities. The ideal candidate is pursuing a PhD with a 2027 graduation window and strong coding skills in C/C++ or Python, plus hands-on experience with large-scale ML systems and collaborative #J-18808-Ljbffr ByteDance

Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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