Research Scientist Graduate (TikTok Recommendation-Agentic AI) - 2026 Start (PhD)

TikTok's Agentic Recommendation team is seeking a Research Scientist Graduate to help reimagine recommendation systems. The mission is to build world-class recommender systems that utilize cutting-edge techniques such as multimodal large language models (MLLMs), reinforcement learning, and agentic alignment. This is a regular position with a start date in 2026. Successful candidates will have opportunities to explore, innovate, and shape the future for billions of users.

Requirements

• Final-year Ph.D. candidate or recent Ph.D. graduate in Computer Science or a related field.
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in at least one of the following areas: reinforcement learning, agent development, or LLM post-training.
• Passion for exploring cutting-edge research topics and bridging theory with practice.

Benefits

• 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)