Multimodal Algo Researcher Graduate (AI Innovation Center) - 2026 (PhD) Singapore Technology - [...]

Ellis Technologies, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ellis Technologies, Inc. in Singapore is on the lookout for talented individuals to innovate in AGI technologies at the TikTok Eng‑AI Innovation Center. The role involves driving core technology development for large language models and enhancing code comprehension and performance.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in ML/CV/NLP, strong coding skills in C/C++ or Python, and a passion for solving complex challenges. Join us to launch a career where inspiration is limitless.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. with top AI conference papers in ML/CV/NLP are required.
• Excellent coding ability, proficient in C/C++ or Python.
• In-depth research experience in Machine Learning with a focus on Large Language Models.

Responsibilities

• Drive core technology development for large language model code.
• Focus on improving code comprehension, reasoning, and generation capabilities.
• Explore Code Agent capabilities for business production environments.

Skills

Coding ability

Data structures

Algorithms

Machine Learning

Generative AI

Education

Ph.D. in ML/CV/NLP

Tools

C/C++

Python

Job description

Location:

Employment Type: Regular

Job Code: A84957A

Responsibilities

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), to let machine better understand user creations on TikTok platform. Regarding 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 code, our developed LLM aims to automatically re‑organize/optimise TikTok codebase, and make the code/coding 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 our Company.

• 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.

Qualifications

1. Ph.D. with top AI conference papers in ML/CV/NLP are required.
2. Excellent coding ability, data structures, and fundamental algorithm skills, proficient in C/C++ or Python, winners of competitions such as ACM/ICPC, NOI/IOI, TopCoder, Kaggle, etc. are preferred.
3. In‑depth research experience in Machine Learning, with a particular emphasis on Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI.
4. Excellent ability to analyze and solve problems, and be passionate about solving challenging problems.
5. Preferred: Passion for technology, good communication skills and team spirit.

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