TikTok · 2 days ago
Research Scientist Intern (Ads Integrity) - 2026 Start (PhD)
United States
Internship
Remote
Intern
$60/hr - $60/hr
Start in 2026 SpringTikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Research Scientist Intern to contribute to their Ads Business Integrity team. The role involves leading research and development of advanced generative AI technologies and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to transition research breakthroughs into production-grade AI services.
Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo
Responsibilities
Lead research and development of advanced generative AI technologies, including LLMs, multimodal models (text/image/video), and deepfake detection/synthesis, focusing on optimizing performance across pre-training, SFT, RLHF, and AI safety
Design and deploy cutting-edge AIGC solutions for content understanding and monetization in diverse applications such as ads, e-commerce, short video, and live streaming, contributing to the creation of next-generation AI-driven ecosystems
Drive advancements in LLM-based agents using reinforcement learning to enable autonomous reasoning, planning, and interactive capabilities, addressing real-world challenges in dynamic environments
Innovate techniques to improve the efficiency of large-scale model training and inference, including distillation, quantization, and speculative decoding, for scalable and practical deployment in production
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to transition research breakthroughs into production-grade AI services, ensuring robust, low-latency, and cost-effective solutions
Stay at the forefront of generative AI research by contributing to patents, publications, and open-source projects, while actively monitoring and contributing to the latest industry trends and innovations
Qualification
Required
Current Ph.D. student in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or related fields by 2026 (or equivalent industry experience)
Strong foundational experience in deep learning, NLP, and generative models (LLMs, diffusion models, etc.)
Hands-on experience with large-scale model training, RLHF (Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback), and multimodal learning (text, image, video)
Proficiency in one or more deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow, with familiarity in distributed training frameworks
Preferred
A track record of publications or active research/paper review at top-tier conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, CVPR, etc.) or equivalent
Knowledge of AI safety, alignment, and adversarial robustness, with an interest in responsible AI development
Experience in developing agentic systems utilizing reinforcement learning
Strong engineering skills with the ability to deploy models at scale and optimize for performance
Benefits
Interns have day one access to health insurance
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits and more
Interns also receive 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)
Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.
Company
TikTok
TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.
Founded in 2003
10001+ employees
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Funding
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CEO
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