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TikTok · 10 hours ago

Research Scientist in Generative AI Graduate (Intelligent Creation) - 2026 Start (PhD)

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$137K/yr - $259K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Research Scientist in Generative AI to join their Intelligent Creation Team. The role involves conducting cutting-edge research and development in computer vision and machine learning, particularly in generative AI, and exploring new products with artificial intelligence technology at its core.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Conduct cutting-edge research and development in computer vision and machine learning, especially in the areas of generative AI (e.g. image, video, or 3d generation)

Transfer advanced technologies to TikTok and other products

Explore new products with artificial intelligence technology at its core

Qualification

PhD in Computer SciencePython/C++ programmingGenerative AIComputer visionMultimodal generationAlgorithmsCollaboration skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Final year Ph.D or recent Ph.D graduates in Computer Science or related engineering field

Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills

Highly competent in algorithms and programming; Strong coding skills in Python/C++

Preferred

Multimodal generation, such as text-to-image/video/3D generation and editing, and other related multimodal experiences

Image generation, video generation, 3D generation

Diffusion model, GAN, transformer for generation tasks

Large-scale training, RLHF, and generative AI

Preferring candidates with publications in top-tier venues such as CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGGRAPH or SIGGRAPH Asia, etc

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

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

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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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