Applied Scientist Intern - Business Integrity - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027[...]

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 68,191 - 97,120; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

10 paid holidays per year

Paid sick time

Potential housing allowance for non-remote workers

Job summary

TikTok is seeking talented individuals for a PhD Internship in San Jose, California, focused on building advanced moderation systems for content. Interns will contribute to developing models for dynamic rules and multi-language content while maintaining a strong user focus. Candidates should currently be pursuing a PhD in Software Development or related fields, with a strong foundation in algorithms and relevant modeling experience. The position offers an hourly rate of $60 along with benefits like health insurance and 10 paid holidays per year.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a PhD in a relevant technical discipline.
• Modeling experience in relevant areas.
• Strong foundation in algorithms related to LLM applications.

Responsibilities

• Build a leading moderation system for content.
• Address complex moderation scenarios.
• Develop models for dynamic rules and multi-language content.

Skills

Modeling experience in Ads, Search engine, Recommender System, NLP/CV, multimodal

Strong foundation in algorithms related to LLMs

Strong publication record in top conferences

Education

Currently pursuing a PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering

Job description

Responsibilities

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2027. PhD Internships at our Company aim to provide students with the opportunity to actively contribute to our products and research, and to the organization’s future plans and emerging technologies.

Team Introduction: Our Business Integrity team has a strong user focus and a dedication to technical excellence. We aim to meet our users’ needs with reliable and high‑performing platforms and services.

In this role, you will build a leading moderation system that enables accurate rejection decisions, interpretable reasoning, and intelligent remediation, achieving fully automated moderation with performance surpassing human benchmarks.

This role involves addressing complex moderation scenarios, developing models for dynamic rules, multi‑language content, and adversarial content.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Modeling experience in one or more of the areas: Ads, Search engine, Recommender System, NLP/CV, multimodal, agent technologies.
• Strong foundation in algorithms related to LLMs, including but not limited to comprehensive learning and practical experience in areas such as single‑modal LLM application and deployment.
• Strong publication record in top conferences (e.g., ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, EMNLP, CVPR, ICCV, and ECCV).

Compensation & Benefits

Hourly rate: $60. Benefits include health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, 10 paid holidays per year, paid sick time, and potential housing allowance for non‑remote workers.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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. Criminal history may affect certain duties, including:

• Interacting with internal/external clients and colleagues;
• Handling confidential information, proprietary and trade secrets, and IT system access;
• Exercising sound judgment.