Research Scientist – TikTok Recommendation(NextGen LLM) - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Start (PhD)
Core
Researching and building foundational generative AI models (multi-modal LLMs, video generation) to enhance TikTok's recommendation system with logical reasoning and autonomous planning capabilities.
Role type
Senior IC research scientist (recommendation systems & generative AI)
Builds
Production recommendation large models and multimodal semantic spaces for TikTok's content distribution
Domain
Social media, recommendation systems, generative AI, multi-modal learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
PhD in CS/ML/AI/Statistics, deep learning frameworks (PyTorch/TensorFlow), transformer/SSM/CNN/RNN architectures, computer vision, natural language processing, ultra-long sequence modeling, multi-modal alignment
Preferred skills
Publications in top-tier venues (SIGGRAPH, CVPR, ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR), electrical engineering degree
