Applied Scientist Intern, Multimodal AI Safety

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid holidays (10 per year)

Paid sick leave

Housing allowance (if eligible)

Job summary

TikTok is seeking an Applied Scientist Intern for the Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program in San Jose. This role offers an opportunity to work on advanced AI challenges in multimodal moderation systems, contributing to major technological innovations in the field.

Interns will engage in developing cutting-edge frameworks for content moderation, enabling proactive decision-making and enhancing user safety across platforms. Candidates should be pursuing a PhD and have a strong background in programming and AI technologies.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of distributed computing and performance tuning.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and creativity in AI challenges.
• Published papers in LLM community are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Tackle complex AI challenges and drive projects from idea to implementation.
• Build multimodal moderation systems using advanced AI paradigms.
• Collaborate in a team environment to enhance moderation decision-making.

Skills

Programming in Python

Strong understanding of LLM research

Proficiency in Rust or C++

Experience with deep learning frameworks

Education

Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PyTorch

DeepSpeed

Megatron

Job description

TikTok is seeking an Applied Scientist Intern for the Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program in San Jose. This role offers an opportunity to work on advanced AI challenges in multimodal moderation systems, contributing to major technological innovations in the field.

Interns will engage in developing cutting-edge frameworks for content moderation, enabling proactive decision-making and enhancing user safety across platforms. Candidates should be pursuing a PhD and have a strong background in programming and AI technologies.