Graduate Research Scientist - GenAI & Multimodal AI

TikTok Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 317,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

TikTok Inc. invites PhD graduates to join the Recommendation organization, focusing on cutting-edge computer vision, natural language processing, and multi-modality modeling for genAI. This research-to-production role demands strong foundations in deep learning and cross-team collaboration.

Availability to onboard by the end of 2026 is expected. Responsibilities include developing and researching CV, NLP, multi-modality and LLM systems; translating state-of-the-art ideas into production; and

Qualifications

• PhD or near-completion in CS/ML/AI or related field.
• Experience in CV, NLP and ML; strong research background.
• Familiar with deep neural networks such as transformers, CNNs, RNNs, LSTMs.
• Strong analytical and collaborative problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct development and research on cutting-edge CV, NLP, multi-modality, LLM, and generative modeling.
• Transform SoTA ideas into production-ready solutions for business impact.
• Lifecycle model development from training to deployment in real-world scenarios.

Skills

Computer Vision

Natural Language Processing

Machine Learning

Deep Learning Frameworks

Transformers

Education

PhD in Computer Science / ML / AI / Statistics

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

MXNet

Caffe/Caffe2

Job description

TikTok Inc. invites PhD graduates to join the Recommendation organization, focusing on cutting-edge computer vision, natural language processing, and multi-modality modeling for genAI. This research-to-production role demands strong foundations in deep learning and cross-team collaboration.

Availability to onboard by the end of 2026 is expected. Responsibilities include developing and researching CV, NLP, multi-modality and LLM systems; translating state-of-the-art ideas into production; and