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TikTok · 2 weeks ago

Research Scientist Graduate (TikTok Recommendation-Post-Training) - 2026 Start (PhD)

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

$137K/yr - $360K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Research Scientist Graduate to empower recommender systems with reasoning and planning capabilities. The role involves driving research on generative recommendation models and developing, training, deploying, and maintaining these models.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Driving research on generative recommendation models with reasoning and planning capabilities to foster long-term objectives

Following SoTA progress in relevant fields and identifying valuable ideas for implementation

Generative recommendation model development, training, deployment, and maintenance

Qualification

Machine LearningReinforcement LearningPhD in relevant fieldGenerative Recommendation ModelsCoding Skills

Required

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Operations Research, or a related field

Solid knowledge of machine learning or reinforcement learning

Preferred

Publications in top-tier conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, RecSys, KDD, WWW, or WSDM

Strong coding skill

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

A 401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)

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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