Research Scientist – E-commerce Recommendation(LLM Applications) - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Start (PhD)

TikTok
San Jose
Full timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningEducation: phdSkills: ["Scientific rigor","Research communication"]

Build next-generation multimodal foundation models for global e-commerce, unifying user behavior, product content, logistics, and inventory to power generative recommendation and intelligent agents. Design algorithms and systems that connect LLMs to content-to-commerce matching and product summarization, explore new generative recommendation architectures, and contribute to research via publications, patents, and internal papers. Drive scientific rigor while meeting real-world safety, robustness, and compliance constraints.

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Research Scientist – E-commerce Recommendation(LLM Applications) - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Start (PhD)

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Job Summary

Build next-generation multimodal foundation models for global e-commerce, unifying user behavior, product content, logistics, and inventory to power generative recommendation and intelligent agents. Design algorithms and systems that connect LLMs to content-to-commerce matching and product summarization, explore new generative recommendation architectures, and contribute to research via publications, patents, and internal papers. Drive scientific rigor while meeting real-world safety, robustness, and compliance constraints.
Location: San Jose
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design algorithms and systems that use LLMs and generative models for content-to-commerce matching and product summarization.
  • •Explore novel architectures and strategies for generative recommendation systems.
  • •Contribute to the research community through internal papers, patents, or external publications.
  • •Drive scientific rigor while balancing real-world constraints.

Key Requirements

  • •Completing or recently completed a PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • •Strong foundation in machine learning with knowledge of cutting-edge AI technologies; publications in accredited conferences or competition experience are preferred.
  • •Familiarity with big data frameworks such as Hadoop, MapReduce, and Spark.
  • •Experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch for model training and deployment, including training acceleration techniques like mixed precision and distributed training.
  • •Preferred: knowledge of model compression and inference acceleration (quantization, pruning, distillation, TensorRT).
Experience:E-commerceMachine learningMultimodalLLMsBig data
Education:PhD / Doctorate in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering (or related technical discipline)
Skills:Scientific rigorResearch communication
Tech Stack:TensorFlowPyTorchHadoopMapReduceSparkTensorRTKaggleCOCOImageNetActivityNetICPCCVPRICCVECCVACLEMNLPGLUESuperGLUECLUESGLang

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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