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Research Scientist Intern (TikTok-Recommendation-Content Intelligence) - 2026 Start (PhD)

San Jose, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$60/hr - $60/hr

Start in 2026

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Research Scientist Intern for their Recommendation algorithm team. The intern will conduct research and development on cutting-edge technologies in computer vision, natural language processing, and machine learning, contributing to the lifecycle model development and production implementation.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Conducting development and research on cutting-edge CV, NLP, multi-modality, LLM, generative modeling

Following SoTA progress in relevant fields and transform the ideas into production

Life-cycle model development, from model training, deployment, maintenance, till its use in business scenarios

Qualification

Computer VisionNatural Language ProcessingMachine LearningDeep Learning FrameworksAnalytical SkillsPublications in Top-Tier VenuesProblem SolvingCollaborative Work

Required

Currently pursuing PhD Degree

Experience in one of more areas of computer vision, natural language processing and machine learning

Solid knowledge and experience with at least one major deep learning framework (e.g. PyTorch, Tensorflow, MXNet)

Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams

Preferred

Degree in computer science, electrical engineering or related fields

Graduating December 2025 onwards with the intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship

Authors with publications in top-tier venues such as SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH Asia, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR

Benefits

Interns have day one access to health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year)

Housing allowance

Company

TikTok

Glassdoor3.4

TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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