Research Scientist-CV/NLP/Multimodal LLM Graduate (Trust and Safety Platform)- 2026 Start (PhD)

TikTok; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social media platform in Singapore is seeking a highly self-motivated research engineer to join their algorithm team. The role involves developing cutting-edge content understanding models and optimizing distributed model training frameworks. Ideal candidates are pursuing a PhD in Computer Science or related fields and have experience with computer vision and deep learning frameworks. Opportunities for career growth abound in this innovative environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Dynamic work environment

Inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in at least one of the following areas: computer vision, multimodality, LLM.
• Be proficient with at least one deep learning framework (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop computer vision model or multimodality model to recognize violation content in TikTok.
• Explore cutting-edge multimodal or computer vision large models.
• Continuously optimize the training framework.

Education

PhD in Computer Science or a related technical discipline

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Responsibilities

About Algo Team The algorithm team is responsible for developing state-of-the-art computer vision, NLP and multimodality models and algorithms to protect our platform and users from the content and behaviors that violate community guidelines and related local regulations. With the continuous efforts from our team, TikTok is able to provide the best user experience and bring joy to everyone in the world. 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. Job Description We are looking for a highly self-motivated research engineer to join our algo team. In our team, you will have the opportunity to participate in the development of the cutting-edge content understanding model to help improve the recognition ability of violated content in TikTok, and will also be responsible for optimizing our distributed model training framework continuously. The ideal candidate should be experienced in building a computer vision model or multimodality model and have a very strong coding ability in Pytorch/Tensorflow Responsibilities 1. Develop computer vision model or multimodality model to recognize violation content in TikTok 2. Explore cutting-edge multimodal or computer vision large models (CLIP, COCA, ALBEF, BLIP, Flamingo, ViT-G, ViT-22B, EVA-enormous, etc) 3. Explore the application of LLM in our business scenarios, like pre-training, zero-shot/ few-shot learning, hard case mining, etc 4. Continuously optimize the training framework to better adapt to the training of large models

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: 1. Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science or a related technical discipline. 2. Experience in at least one of the following areas: computer vision, multimodality, LLM 3. Be proficient with at least one deep learning framework (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow) 4. Have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, logical thinking skills, communication and collaboration skills Preferred Qualification: Published papers in the top AI conferences or journals is a plus, including CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NIPS, ICML, ICLR, TPAMI, IJCV, etc By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy If you have any questions, please reach out to us at [e-mail]

Job Information

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.