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AI Researcher roles fall under STEM-designated CIP codes, making them eligible for the 24-month STEM OPT extension on top of your initial 12-month OPT period. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify and sign a formal I-983 training plan. A STEM degree in computer science, electrical engineering, statistics, or a related field is required to qualify.
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San Jose
Team:
Technology
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Code:
A48976
About Team:
The EE Platform team focuses on silicon and EE architecture for AR/VR platforms to optimize the system power, latency and performance. The team innovates on customized silicon solutions for imaging, display and connectivity with HW/SW co-optimization.
We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.
Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.
The ideal candidate has a solid foundation in image processing, computational photography, computer vision, or machine learning, together with strong curiosity and the ability to quickly explore emerging technical areas. They should be able to identify relevant research, define clear technical goals and validation methods, and rapidly translate promising ideas into working prototypes through hands-on experimentation.
In this role, you will work with PICO's AR/XR hardware platforms to collect real-world data, develop imaging and multimodal features, and use AI-assisted and agentic engineering workflows to accelerate algorithm development and iteration.
Responsibilities:
- Innovate and develop a power-efficient, low-latency, highly-intelligent machine perception vision system in a VR/AR product.
- Develop necessary training, data collection/generation pipeline along with state of art ML algorithm/framework for understanding of the scene and user behaviors.
- Map the ML algorithm to the HW accelerator, identify performance bottleneck, optimize performance and efficiency, propose more efficient HW/SW co-design for AI accelerator.
- Collaborate with the x-functions team and translate system requirements into a proper cloud-edge workload partition and edge ML accelerator HW/SW requirement.
- Perform quantitative evaluations through the use of system modeling, FPGA prototyping for validating ideas and architecture options.
Minimum Qualifications
- Individuals who are completing or have recently completed PhD degree in the fields of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics and related technical discipline.
- Experience in research experience in the fields of ML algorithm or AI accelerator design.
- Experience with programming tools and languages such as C/C++, MATLAB, Python.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiar with appropriate ML frameworks.
- Good communication skills, open minded and enthusiastic about new technologies.
Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $128000 - $316800 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s 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:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
- Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
- Exercising sound judgment.
About us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's 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 ByteDance's 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
https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Location:
San Jose
Team:
Technology
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Code:
A48976
About Team:
The EE Platform team focuses on silicon and EE architecture for AR/VR platforms to optimize the system power, latency and performance. The team innovates on customized silicon solutions for imaging, display and connectivity with HW/SW co-optimization.
We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.
Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.
The ideal candidate has a solid foundation in image processing, computational photography, computer vision, or machine learning, together with strong curiosity and the ability to quickly explore emerging technical areas. They should be able to identify relevant research, define clear technical goals and validation methods, and rapidly translate promising ideas into working prototypes through hands-on experimentation.
In this role, you will work with PICO's AR/XR hardware platforms to collect real-world data, develop imaging and multimodal features, and use AI-assisted and agentic engineering workflows to accelerate algorithm development and iteration.
Responsibilities:
- Innovate and develop a power-efficient, low-latency, highly-intelligent machine perception vision system in a VR/AR product.
- Develop necessary training, data collection/generation pipeline along with state of art ML algorithm/framework for understanding of the scene and user behaviors.
- Map the ML algorithm to the HW accelerator, identify performance bottleneck, optimize performance and efficiency, propose more efficient HW/SW co-design for AI accelerator.
- Collaborate with the x-functions team and translate system requirements into a proper cloud-edge workload partition and edge ML accelerator HW/SW requirement.
- Perform quantitative evaluations through the use of system modeling, FPGA prototyping for validating ideas and architecture options.
Minimum Qualifications
- Individuals who are completing or have recently completed PhD degree in the fields of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics and related technical discipline.
- Experience in research experience in the fields of ML algorithm or AI accelerator design.
- Experience with programming tools and languages such as C/C++, MATLAB, Python.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiar with appropriate ML frameworks.
- Good communication skills, open minded and enthusiastic about new technologies.
Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $128000 - $316800 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s 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:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
- Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
- Exercising sound judgment.
About us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's 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 ByteDance's 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
https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization in AI Researcher
Verify your CIP code before applying
Cross-check your degree's CIP code against the DHS STEM OPT designated degree list before targeting roles. A degree in data science or applied mathematics qualifies; a general information systems degree may not. Confirm with your DSO before your OPT end date.
Filter employers by E-Verify enrollment status
STEM OPT requires your employer to be actively enrolled in E-Verify, not just registered. Ask the recruiter to confirm current enrollment before your first interview. An employer that lets enrollment lapse after your start date puts your authorization at risk.
Align your I-983 training plan with research deliverables
AI Researcher roles require a signed I-983 training plan with specific learning objectives and performance benchmarks. Frame your objectives around measurable research outputs, such as model accuracy improvements or published findings, so the plan satisfies USCIS requirements on its face.
Use Migrate Mate to target verified STEM OPT employers
Search for AI Researcher openings on Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers with confirmed E-Verify enrollment and STEM OPT hiring history. This cuts the time you'd otherwise spend manually vetting employers through the E-Verify employer search tool.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Look up the SOC code 15-2051 or 15-1221 wage level for your metro area using the OFLC Wage Search before you negotiate. Your offer must meet the DOL prevailing wage for your role and location, so knowing the floor prevents a mismatch that could delay your I-983 approval.
File your STEM OPT extension 90 days before OPT expires
USCIS requires your STEM OPT extension application to be filed before your initial OPT EAD expires. Submit at least 90 days early to stay inside the automatic 180-day cap-gap protection window and avoid a gap in your work authorization between approval cycles.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my degree qualify me for the STEM OPT extension as an AI Researcher?
Your degree qualifies if it appears on the DHS STEM OPT designated degree list with a matching CIP code. Degrees in computer science, statistics, mathematics, electrical engineering, and applied data science typically qualify. Degrees in general business or information management often do not, even if your coursework was technical. Confirm your specific CIP code with your DSO before applying.
What does an AI Researcher I-983 training plan need to include?
The I-983 must name your employer, describe how the AI Researcher role relates to your STEM degree, and list measurable learning objectives and performance benchmarks. USCIS expects concrete deliverables tied to your research work, such as model development milestones or publication targets. Both you and your employer supervisor must sign it, and your DSO must update your SEVIS record before you can file the extension.
How do I confirm my employer is enrolled in E-Verify?
Ask your recruiter or HR contact to confirm active E-Verify enrollment before you accept an offer. You can also search the public E-Verify employer search tool by company name or EIN to check enrollment status. Enrollment must remain active throughout your STEM OPT period, not just at the time of hiring. A lapsed enrollment requires your employer to re-enroll before you can legally continue working.
What happens to my STEM OPT authorization if my AI Researcher role changes within the same company?
A material change in job duties, location, or compensation requires an updated I-983 training plan submitted to your DSO within 10 days. If your role shifts from AI research to a non-STEM function, your STEM OPT authorization may no longer apply to that position. Minor project changes within the same research track generally do not require a new plan, but document the continuity in writing with your employer.
Where can I find AI Researcher jobs that already accept STEM OPT candidates?
Migrate Mate lists AI Researcher openings from employers with confirmed E-Verify enrollment and a track record of hiring STEM OPT students. Searching there filters out employers who either aren't E-Verify enrolled or have no history of supporting OPT extensions, which saves you the back-and-forth of vetting eligibility after you've already applied.