Video Generation AI Research Scientist

TikTok Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 254,000 - 588,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok Inc. is seeking a PhD-level researcher to join the Intelligent Creation - Global GenAI team in 2027, focusing on video generation, editing, and agentic AI systems for creative content on the TikTok platform.

You will advance multimodal foundation models, train and fine-tune large models, and design efficient architectures. Collaboration across research and product teams will drive end-to-end impact, from discovery to production deployment.

Qualifications

• PhD in CS/CE or related field required.
• Experience training generative AI or large models (PyTorch or JAX).
• Strong programming and ML fundamentals; problem solving.
• Excellent communication and collaboration in fast-paced settings.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop generative AI and multimodal models focusing on video generation.
• Design and build models for TikTok, driving end-to-end impact from research to production.
• Explore new AI-driven product opportunities and contribute to creative experiences.

Skills

Programming

ML fundamentals

Problem solving

Communication

Education

PhD in CS/CE/related field

Tools

PyTorch

JAX

Job description

TikTok Inc. is seeking a PhD-level researcher to join the Intelligent Creation - Global GenAI team in 2027, focusing on video generation, editing, and agentic AI systems for creative content on the TikTok platform.

You will advance multimodal foundation models, train and fine-tune large models, and design efficient architectures. Collaboration across research and product teams will drive end-to-end impact, from discovery to production deployment.