Research Scientist Graduate (3D Avatar) - 2026 Start (PHD) Job at Pangleglobal, San Jose, CA

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  • Pangleglobal
  • San Jose, CA

Job Description

Research Scientist Graduate (3D Avatar) - 2026 Start (PHD)

Location: San Jose

Team: Technology

Employment Type: Regular

Responsibilities

The team at Pico is dedicated to developing AI technology in fields like 3D data assets and digital content consumption. We concentrate on acquiring, processing, and AI generation of different 3D digital content. Our team values teamwork, innovative ideas, and ongoing learning. We invite you to join us and make a positive impact on the company's growth. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at ByteDance. Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

  • Participate in research and development tasks to explore new frontiers in 3D Avatar generative models, gaining hands?on experience in advanced 3D geometry, texturing, human reconstruction, and animation techniques.
  • Contribute to project discussions, offering innovative ideas for 3D modeling and avatar generation/animation.
  • Collaborate closely with senior specialists to refine 3D Avatar Generative models in business operations and transform advanced technology into PICO products.
  • Document research findings clearly and contribute to research publications, patents, and presentations.


Qualifications


Minimum Qualifications
  • Final year Ph.D or recent Ph.D graduates in Computer Science, engineering or quantitative field.
  • Keen interest in developing expertise in 3D modeling, texturing, and avatar generation.
  • Have solid research and practical experience in one or more fields, including but not limited to the following aspects: 3D face/head/body modeling, editing, and driving; explicit and implicit representations of the face or human body, such as NeRF, 3DGS, Codec Avatar; Generative modeling (e.g., Diffusion or Transformer models) for 3D/4D reconstruction/generation.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Proficient in algorithm design and implementation, with strong programming skills (e.g., Python/C/C++).
  • Hands?on experience with deep learning frameworks, preferably PyTorch.
  • Strong research ability with publications in top computer vision and graphics conferences and journals (such as CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH Asia, NIPS, ICML, PAMI, IJCV, TOG, TVCG, etc.).
  • Creative and open?minded approach to innovative and experimental projects.
  • Candidates who can intern for more than 6 months.



Job Information

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136,800 - $259,200 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidates qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short?term and long?term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:


  1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
  2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
  3. Exercising sound judgment.



About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDances mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDances mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day. As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an Always Day 1 mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at

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