TikTok - Research scientist intern (monetization GenAI) - 2026 start

Deadline: As soon as possible

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  • United States of America
San Jose

Overview

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date).

Details

Responsibilities

We are the Generative AI team under Monetization Technology. Our team focuses on developing cutting-edge Generative AI techs across all modalities, including text, image, videos, landing pages, etc., and creates industry-leading technical solutions to improve creative efficiency for advertisers, agencies and creators. We are committed to automated creative workflows by leveraging Generative AI technologies, to increase overall revenue for advertisers, agencies and creators.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2026. Internships at TikTok aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Turn your ambitions into reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at TikTok.

PhD internships at TikTok provide students with the opportunity to actively contribute to our products and research, and to the organization's future plans and emerging technologies. Our dynamic internship experience blends hands-on learning, enriching community-building and development events, and collaboration with industry experts.

Responsibilities

  1. Work on research in advancing technology in large language model or multimodality generative model architectures;
  2. Research, implement and evaluate novel machine learning algorithms on generative models;
  3. Collaborate with applied machine learning teams and infrastructure teams to ship new generative models into ad production.

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Eligibility

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Description of Ideal Candidate

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: 

  • Currently pursuing a PhD in computer science, machine learning, or similar fields.
  • Hands-on experience of developing multimodality foundation models and work or internship experience in an AI research organization is a plus.
  • Strong publications record in top conferences or journals (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, etc)

Dates

Deadline: As soon as possible


Cost/funding for participants

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

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