Research Scientist Graduate, LLM Applications (TikTok Video Recommendation) - 2025 Start (PhD)
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ResponsibilitiesWe are a pioneering Machine Learning Engineering team at TikTok, committed to spearheading innovation in leveraging cutting-edge technologies in foundation models (eg. Large Language Models, LLM) to enhance TikTok's experience. The mission of our team is to bridge the gap between state-of-the-art AI techniques and seamless user experience. Our team culture cherishes the First Principles Thinking approach, and we deeply value understanding things at their core and focusing on delivering solid, well-grounded solutions.
ResponsibilitiesWe are a pioneering Machine Learning Engineering team at TikTok, committed to spearheading innovation in leveraging cutting-edge technologies in foundation models (eg. Large Language Models, LLM) to enhance TikTok's experience. The mission of our team is to bridge the gap between state-of-the-art AI techniques and seamless user experience. Our team culture cherishes the First Principles Thinking approach, and we deeply value understanding things at their core and focusing on delivering solid, well-grounded solutions.We are looking for talented research scientists to join our team in 2025, who are excited about growing their business understanding, building scalable and high-performance models and systems, and partnering across disciplines with global teams, in pursuit of excellence.Responsibilities
- Deploy, prompt, and optimize cutting-edge foundation models (eg. Large Language Models, LLM).
- Apply foundation models to enhance and optimize TikTok's recommendation system and product offerings, improving the experience of billion-scale consumers and creators.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, data scientists, and product engineers, to form and solve problems, refine machine learning algorithms, and communicate results.
- Regularly run A/B tests, perform analyses, and iterate algorithms based on results.
- Work with infrastructure teams on improving the efficiency and stability of machine learning systems.
QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:
- PhD degree in the field of computer science or a related technical discipline
- Hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas: Large Language Models (LLM), Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Recommender Systems, Data Mining, or Natural Language Processing
- Strong programming skills in Python and/or C/C++, and a deep understanding of data structures and algorithms
- Familiar with architecture and implementation of at least one mainstream machine learning programming framework (TensorFlow/PyTorch/MXNet)
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills, and a passion for learning new techniques and tackling challenging problems
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior research/industry experience with deploying, prompting, and fine-tuning foundation models
- Prior research/industry experience with applied machine learning, or large-scale recommendation systems
- Publications at major AI-related conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, KDD, ICDM, SDM, RecSys, or simply on arXiv but with large impact
- Strong track record in AI-related competitions, or participation in public/open-source AI-related projects of high visibility
By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: Job Information【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $145000 - $250000 annually.Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to 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, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
- Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
- Exercising sound judgment.
About TikTokTikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.Why Join UsInspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an Always Day 1 mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.Diversity & InclusionTikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.TikTok AccommodationTikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at Seniority level
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