PhD Intern: Generative AI for Advertising Platforms

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Housing allowance

Job summary

TikTok is offering a PhD internship in 2026 within Global Monetization Product and Technology, focusing on next‑generation monetization platforms and AI‑driven advertising. The role explores foundation models in search, recommendation, and advertising, with an emphasis on integrating LLMs into an autonomous advertising engine.

Interns will experience hands‑on learning, community building, and collaboration with industry experts, with a strong emphasis on cutting‑edge research and practical

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Modeling experience in Ads, Search engine, Recommender System, NLP/CV.
• Solid foundation in algorithms related to LLMs, including practical deployment experience.

Responsibilities

• Work on deep integration of foundation models with advertising systems to build an intelligent engine.
• Contribute to research on scalable training and online inference for foundation models.
• Assist in developing an intelligent ad placement system optimizing Long-Term Value and ROAS.

Skills

Ads

Search engine

Recommender System

NLP

CV

Education

PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

Python

Algorithms

Data structures

Job description

TikTok is offering a PhD internship in 2026 within Global Monetization Product and Technology, focusing on next‑generation monetization platforms and AI‑driven advertising. The role explores foundation models in search, recommendation, and advertising, with an emphasis on integrating LLMs into an autonomous advertising engine.

Interns will experience hands‑on learning, community building, and collaboration with industry experts, with a strong emphasis on cutting‑edge research and practical