Large Recommendation Model Algorithm Engineer Graduate (Global E-Commerce) - 2027 Start (PhD)
ByteDanceResponsibilities
- Build and optimize cross-scenario shared foundation models for unified recommendation modeling and efficient inference.
- Advance event-sequence-driven generative recommendation using multimodal understanding and generative capabilities.
- Apply LLM technologies to retrieval, ranking, and re-ranking, including model training, inference optimization, and system co-design.
- Integrate LLMs and VLMs with recommendation systems to develop adaptive intelligent recommenders.
- Research end-to-end generative recommendation and system optimization methods that balance efficiency and user experience.
Requirements
- Completing or recently completed a PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Strong theoretical foundation in machine learning, deep learning, or information retrieval.
- Proficiency in Python and familiarity with mainstream deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
- Strong interest in intelligent recommendation systems and a self-driven research mindset.
- Preferred: experience in large-scale recommendation system development or large-model training with notable technical achievements.
- Preferred: research experience or publications in LLMs, multimodal learning, reinforcement learning, or generative recommendation.
- Preferred: familiarity with pre-training and post-training processes for LLMs or foundation models.
Benefits
- Graduate opportunity with scope for original research, bold technical exploration, and engineering development.
- Candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year and should state availability and graduation date in their resume.
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About ByteDance
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