Research Scientist in Generative AI Graduate
TikTok
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads, no experience needed
- Must know
- Social mediaMachine learningLLMsComputer visionData structures & algorithmsPython
- Work
- On-site in San Jose
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Machine learning68%LLMs65%Social media7%Computer vision5%of 100 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 12, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
The Intelligent Creation Team at TikTok is responsible for core technology and business development in AI, special effects, and audio-video creation. We are looking for talented PhD graduates to join our team starting in 2026. This role offers unparalleled opportunities to kickstart your career, pursue bold ideas, and explore limitless growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct cutting-edge research and development in computer vision and machine learning, with a focus on 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 their core.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Excellent collaboration and interpersonal skills.
- Highly competent in algorithms and programming.
- Strong coding skills in Python/C++.
Qualifications
- Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a PhD degree in Computer Science or a related engineering field.
- Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.
Preferred Qualifications
- 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.
- Candidates with publications in venues such as CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGGRAPH or SIGGRAPH Asia are preferred.