Graduate Research Scientist - AI for Infra & Optimization
ByteDance
San Jose, CA · $162k–$317k a year · Posted November 5, 2026
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... Research Scientist Graduate (ByteBrain) - 2027 Start (PhD) Location: San Jose Team: Technology Employment Type: Regular... ...of large-scale infrastructure systems through AI and machine learning. ByteBrain supports a wide range of infrastructure domains...