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Research Scientist, Video Generation (Intelligent Creation) -Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program -2027 Start (PhD)

San Jose, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-28

Core

Research and development of next-generation multimodal and agentic foundation models with a primary focus on video generation and editing for TikTok's creative workflows.

Role type

Research Scientist (Video Generation)

Builds

Intelligent, efficient, end-to-end creative workflows and video generation models for the TikTok platform.

Domain

Generative AI, Multimodal Models, Video Generation

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

PhD in CS/SE/CE, Generative AI model training (PyTorch/JAX), Machine Learning fundamentals, Problem-solving

Preferred skills

Video generation/editing, VLM fine-tuning, Efficient model design, Reinforcement learning (RLHF/DPO/GRPO), Top-tier conference publications (CVPR/NeurIPS/etc.)

Responsibilities

Conduct R&D in generative AI and multimodal models; Design and build models for creative applications; Explore new AI-driven product opportunities.

Seniority

PhD level, Research Scientist

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