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Senior AI Software Engineer - Creative AI Agents - TikTok

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

Core

Tech Lead AI Software Engineer defining technical vision and owning end-to-end delivery of TikTok's AI Effect Generation system for creators.

Role type

Senior IC Tech Lead (Generative AI & Graphics)

Builds

Next-generation AI Effect Generation system (AR effects, interactive 3D content)

Domain

Social media, Generative AI, Computer Graphics

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

System design, LLM/AIGC product experience, JavaScript/TypeScript, C/C++, Python, React, Technical leadership, Cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Ph.D. in AI/Graphics, End-to-end generative AI system experience, Multimodal models, RAG, Agent evaluation, Game engines, VFX pipelines

Technologies

TypeScript, JavaScript, React, C++, Python, LLMs, Multimodal models, Game engines

Responsibilities

Define technical vision and roadmap for AR Effect Generation AI, Own end-to-end architecture and development, Lead research and productization of generative AI techniques, Establish experimentation and observability practices, Collaborate with partners to translate needs into strategies, Provide technical leadership and mentorship

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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