Researcher Intern (Intelligent Creation-Vision and Graphics) - 2026 Start (PhD)

TikTok
Seattle
Workplace: OnsiteInternshipFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Education: phdSkills: ["Collaboration","Independent work","Creativity","Problem-solving"]

Join a TikTok engineering team to conduct cutting-edge research and development in computer vision and machine learning, including video understanding, multimodal understanding, image/video synthesis, and 3D vision for intelligent editing. Build new features and help deliver advanced technologies to TikTok products, working with mentors and Research Scientists. Apply your research and programming skills to tackle large-scale, complex technical problems and create impactful experiences for users worldwide.

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Researcher Intern (Intelligent Creation-Vision and Graphics) - 2026 Start (PhD)

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Job Summary

Join a TikTok engineering team to conduct cutting-edge research and development in computer vision and machine learning, including video understanding, multimodal understanding, image/video synthesis, and 3D vision for intelligent editing. Build new features and help deliver advanced technologies to TikTok products, working with mentors and Research Scientists. Apply your research and programming skills to tackle large-scale, complex technical problems and create impactful experiences for users worldwide.
Location: Seattle
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Internship
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)
Seniority: Intern level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Join an engineering team to build and ship new features that impact a global audience.
  • •Solve unique, large-scale, highly complex technical problems.
  • •Conduct cutting-edge R&D in computer vision, machine learning, and related fields.
  • •Collaborate with Research Scientists to deliver advanced technologies to TikTok products.
  • •Work with mentors to deliver product features and make engineering improvements.

Key Requirements

  • •Commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2026.
  • •Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
  • •Strong research track record in computer vision, computer graphics, and/or machine learning (prefer publications such as SIGGRAPH, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR).
  • •Highly competent in algorithms and programming.
  • •Work and collaborate well with team members, with ability to work independently.
Experience:Computer visionMachine learningComputer graphics
Education:PhD / Doctorate in Computer Science
Skills:CollaborationIndependent workCreativityProblem-solving

Company Brief

TikTok
Short-form video platform that lets users create, share, and discover entertainment content through algorithmic recommendations. It also offers advertising and creator tools for brands, influencers, and businesses.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2016
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