TikTok
Research Engineer Intern (Monetization Technology - Business Integrity) - 2027 Start (PhD)
San Jose, California · Internship · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Automation, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical discipline (completed, or expecting to graduate within 12 months).
About the job
Build a next-generation content moderation system for TikTok monetization, with automated rejection decisions, interpretable reasoning, and remediation.
What you'll do
- Develop end-to-end moderation capabilities targeting performance beyond human benchmarks.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a PhD in a listed or related technical discipline, completed or expected within 12 months.
- Hands-on model implementation, training, or deployment experience in at least one listed area.
- Familiarity with large language model fundamentals and practical experience in at least one stage.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals; proficient in Python and at least one of PyTorch or TensorFlow.
Nice to have
- Experience with distributed training or high-throughput inference technologies.
- Experience in production deployment, data pipelines, agentic systems, RAG, multimodal applications, or ads/search/recommendation; relevant open-source, competition, or patent achievements.
Tools
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, DeepSpeed, Megatron, FSDP, vLLM, SGLang
AI focus
Machine learning research and engineering for content moderation, including large language models, multimodal and adversarial content understanding, automated decisions, interpretable reasoning, and remediation.
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