Research Scientist - AI Search & Multimodal Systems

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

Job summary

TikTok Inc. is seeking graduates with a PhD to join our AI/Search team in 2027. You will explore foundation Models and ML methods to build next‑generation AI search systems that handle multimodal data and complex, multi-turn queries.

You will contribute to research and product impact within a fast‑growing tech company. Successful candidates will onboard by end of 2027 and should state their graduation date in the resume.

Qualifications

• PhD in AI or a closely related field.
• Strong foundation in ML/DL/LLM.
• Proficient in C/C++ or Python.

Responsibilities

• Work on AI-powered search systems leveraging foundation models.
• Develop end-to-end components for multimodal search and information retrieval.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance AI search capabilities.

Skills

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

LLM

C/C++

Python

Education

PhD in AI

PhD in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

C/C++

Python

Job description

TikTok Inc. is seeking graduates with a PhD to join our AI/Search team in 2027. You will explore foundation Models and ML methods to build next‑generation AI search systems that handle multimodal data and complex, multi-turn queries.

You will contribute to research and product impact within a fast‑growing tech company. Successful candidates will onboard by end of 2027 and should state their graduation date in the resume.