Tech Lead, Research Scientist, Generative AI

About the team

The Intelligent Creation Team is the AI, special effects, and audio-video creation technology team, responsible for core technology and business development. It covers a variety of technical fields, including deep learning, computer vision, graphics, speech, shooting and editing, special effects, client and server engineering. The team provides cutting-edge content understanding, content creation, interactive experience, and consumption capabilities, as well as industry solutions to other business lines within the company and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cutting-edge research and development in computer vision and machine learning, especially in generative AI (e.g., image, video, or 3D generation).
• Transfer advanced technologies to the company's products.
• Explore new products with artificial intelligence technology at its core.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of research and practical experience in one or more areas of computer vision, including but not limited to:
  • Generative model customization and personalization, especially diffusion models and GANs.
  • Multimodal and controlled image and video generation by text, audio, video, and other modalities.
• Preference for candidates with publications in top-tier venues such as CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGGRAPH, or SIGGRAPH Asia.
• Highly competent in algorithms and programming; strong coding skills in C/C++ and Python.
• Ability to work and collaborate well with team members.
• Ability to work independently.

About TikTok

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

Why Join Us

At TikTok, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity, and bring joy. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make an impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We embrace an "Always Day 1" mindset to achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $254,400 - $480,000 annually. Compensation may vary based on qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the total package, which may include additional discretionary bonuses, incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits

• Day-one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Wellbeing benefits.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• 10 paid sick days per year.
• 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).