Research Scientist Graduate (Trust and Safety, CV/NLP/Multimodal LLM) - 2026 Start (PhD)

TikTok
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningEducation: phdSkills: ["Analytical skills","Problem-solving","Logical thinking","Communication","Collaboration"]

Join TikTok’s Algorithm team to build cutting-edge computer vision, NLP, and multimodal models that recognize and prevent trust and safety violations. You’ll develop content-understanding models, explore multimodal/computer-vision large models and LLM applications (e.g., zero-shot/few-shot, hard case mining), and continuously improve a distributed training framework. The role is designed for PhD graduates starting in 2026 with an onboarding commitment by end of year 2026.

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Research Scientist Graduate (Trust and Safety, CV/NLP/Multimodal LLM) - 2026 Start (PhD)

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Job Summary

Join TikTok’s Algorithm team to build cutting-edge computer vision, NLP, and multimodal models that recognize and prevent trust and safety violations. You’ll develop content-understanding models, explore multimodal/computer-vision large models and LLM applications (e.g., zero-shot/few-shot, hard case mining), and continuously improve a distributed training framework. The role is designed for PhD graduates starting in 2026 with an onboarding commitment by end of year 2026.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Graduate level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop computer vision or multimodality models to recognize violation content on TikTok.
  • •Explore cutting-edge multimodal and computer vision large models.
  • •Research LLM applications for business scenarios such as pre-training, zero-shot/few-shot learning, and hard case mining.
  • •Optimize a distributed model training framework to better adapt to training of large models.

Key Requirements

  • •Completing or having recently completed a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Development, or a related technical discipline.
  • •Research experience in computer vision, multimodality, and/or LLMs.
  • •Proficiency with at least one deep learning framework such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
  • •Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong logical thinking.
  • •Effective communication and collaboration skills.
Experience:Computer visionMultimodalityLLM
Education:PhD / Doctorate in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Development (or related technical discipline)
Skills:Analytical skillsProblem-solvingLogical thinkingCommunicationCollaboration
Tech Stack:Computer VisionNLPMultimodalLLMsCLIPCOCAALBEFBLIPFlamingoViT-GViT-22BEVA-enormousPyTorchTensorFlow

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
WebsiteLinkedIn