LLM Code AI algorithm research scientist Graduate (AI Innovation Center)-2026(PhD)

TIKTOK PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Singapore is looking for talented individuals to join their Eng-AI Innovation Center in 2026. Roles will involve driving development for large language models and enhancing TikTok's codebase efficiency. Candidates should have a PhD and robust programming skills in C/C++ or Python, along with research experience in machine learning. This position offers a chance to tackle complex challenges and grow in a vibrant team environment.

Qualifications

• PhD with papers in top AI conferences.
• Proficient in C/C++ or Python.
• Research experience in large language models.

Responsibilities

• Drive core technology development for LLM.
• Improve code comprehension in production codebases.
• Explore Code Agent capabilities for business.

Skills

Machine Learning

Natural Language Processing

Computer Vision

C/C++ programming

Python programming

Education

PhD in relevant fields

Job description

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is 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 bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

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. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. 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

TikTok 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 TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. 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.

Job highlights

Positive team atmosphere, Industry experts

Responsibilities

About The Team: The mission of the TikTok Eng-AI Innovation Center is to explore cutting‑edge AGI technologies, including but not limited to LLM, multi‑modal LLM (video/image/audio/text/code), etc., to let machine better understand user creations on TikTok platform. Regarding to video/image/audio/text, enhanced content understanding can bring better user experience of searching, recommendation, and can more accurately identify and defend internet abuse and fraud on our platform. Regarding to code, our developed LLM aims to automatically re‑organize/optimize TikTok codebase, and make the code/coding become more accessible for TikTok engineers.

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 TikTok

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.

The main job directions include:

• Drive core technology development for large language model code direction, continuously optimizing code comprehension, reasoning, and generation capabilities.
• Focus on improving code comprehension, reasoning, and generation capabilities in real‑world production codebases, improving TikTok service code performance and privacy compliance.
• Explore Code Agent capabilities suitable for actual business production environments, and improve TikTok R&D efficiency.

Minimum Qualifications

• PHD with top artificial intelligence conference papers (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ACL, OSDI, NSDI, SC and SigMOD, etc.) in machine learning (ML), computer vision (CV), natural language processing (NLP) and other fields.
• Programming skills, data structure and algorithm skills, proficient in C/C++ or Python programming language, candidates with awards in ACM/ICPC, NOI/IOI, Top Coder, Kaggle and other competitions are preferred.
• Research experience in the field of machine learning, especially in large language models (LLMs) and generative artificial intelligence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent problem analysis and solving skills, and passionate about solving challenging problems.
• Passionate about technology, good communication skills and teamwork spirit.

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