Machine Learning Scientist Intern (TikTok - Content Ecology - LLM application) - 2027 Start (PhD)
Core
Develop and optimize LLM/MLLM, Agent, NLP, CV, and recommendation models to improve TikTok's content ecosystem.
Role type
PhD intern machine learning scientist (LLM/Agentic AI)
Builds
Next-generation AI products and scalable platform capabilities for content creation, discovery, and governance
Domain
Social media, Large Language Models, Multimodal AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, C++, TensorFlow, PyTorch, deep learning fundamentals, model training and fine-tuning, distributed computing
Preferred skills
Agent architectures (planning, tool use, memory), LangChain, LlamaIndex, distributed computing optimization, top-tier AI conference publications
Technologies
TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain, LlamaIndex
Responsibilities
Design and build advanced Agentic AI frameworks; Implement multimodal AI solutions integrating video, text, and speech; Deploy and scale machine learning solutions in distributed environments
Seniority
PhD Intern