Research Scientist Graduate (Monetization Technology - Business Integrity) - 2027 Start

TikTok
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningEducation: mastersSkills: ["Problem-solving","Collaborative mindset","Research-to-product translation","Independent research"]

Build next-generation moderation technology for TikTok monetization, creating fully automated moderation that delivers accurate rejection decisions, interpretable reasoning, and intelligent remediation. Work on an end-to-end system designed to handle adversarial, evolving moderation rules, long-form content, long temporal sequences, multilingual signals, limited samples, and AIGC-generated adversarial content. Collaborate with global teams to translate ML research into production-quality models and evaluation benchmarks.

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Job Summary

Build next-generation moderation technology for TikTok monetization, creating fully automated moderation that delivers accurate rejection decisions, interpretable reasoning, and intelligent remediation. Work on an end-to-end system designed to handle adversarial, evolving moderation rules, long-form content, long temporal sequences, multilingual signals, limited samples, and AIGC-generated adversarial content. Collaborate with global teams to translate ML research into production-quality models and evaluation benchmarks.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Graduate level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build a leading content moderation system for end-to-end accurate rejection decisions.
  • •Develop interpretable reasoning for moderation outcomes.
  • •Implement intelligent remediation to address moderation issues.
  • •Deliver fully automated moderation performance that surpasses human benchmarks.
  • •Collaborate across disciplines with global teams to advance a next-generation content understanding system for monetization.

Key Requirements

  • •Completing or recently completed a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Automation, Mathematics, or Statistics (completed or graduating within 12 months).
  • •Research experience in areas such as Ads, Search, Recommender Systems, NLP, CV, Multimodal, or Agent technologies via publications, thesis work, internships, or research projects.
  • •Strong understanding of large language model methodology (pre-training, post-training/alignment, and evaluation), with the ability to read, reproduce, and critique recent literature.
  • •Ability to independently formulate research problems, design controlled experiments, and draw conclusions from ambiguous results.
  • •Proficiency in Python and at least one deep learning framework such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
Experience:Machine learningAdsSearchRecommender systemsNLPComputer visionMultimodalAgent technologiesLarge language modelsLLM evaluation
Education:Master's
Skills:Problem-solvingCollaborative mindsetResearch-to-product translationIndependent research
Tech Stack:PythonPyTorchTensorFlowLarge language modelsRLHFRAG pipelinesLLM/VLM-as-Judge

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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