Trust & Safety AI Moderation Intern (Applied Scientist)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Housing allowance eligibility

Job summary

TikTok in San Jose is seeking a passionate PhD intern in AI/ML to tackle challenges in content moderation using advanced technologies.

The role requires a strong coding background and expertise in deep learning. Interns will have access to health insurance, paid holidays, and housing allowance eligibility.

Join us to lead technological breakthroughs while contributing to a safer digital environment for billions.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, or AI.
• Strong understanding of cutting-edge LLM research.
• Proficient in programming languages like Python, Rust, or C++.

Responsibilities

• Work on multimodal moderation foundation model projects.
• Engage in RL-driven agentic decision-making.
• Assist in building machine learning systems for content safety.

Skills

Coding in Python

Experience with deep learning frameworks

Understanding of distributed computing

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PyTorch

Rust

C++

Job description

TikTok in San Jose is seeking a passionate PhD intern in AI/ML to tackle challenges in content moderation using advanced technologies.

The role requires a strong coding background and expertise in deep learning. Interns will have access to health insurance, paid holidays, and housing allowance eligibility.

Join us to lead technological breakthroughs while contributing to a safer digital environment for billions.