Graduate Research Scientist: Seed Model Alignment & Safety
bytedanceSan Jose (CA)
Graduate Research Scientist: Seed Model Alignment & Safety
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bytedanceSan Jose (CA)
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About the role
ByteDance is seeking a Research Scientist Graduate (Seed Model-Alignment & Preparedness) for a 2027 start in San Jose. You will contribute to safety-aligned model development, RL-based safety training, and risk assessment across high-stakes domains. Strong ML foundations and hands-on experience with LLMs, RL, and Python/PyTorch are essential. Responsibilities include automated red teaming, monitoring, and scalable deployment, collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams, and publishing results to
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