TikTok
Researcher Intern (Vision and Graphics) - 2026 Start (PhD)
San Jose, California · Internship · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- Must commit to 12 weeks during Summer 2026.
- Education
- Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Conduct computer vision, computer graphics, and machine learning research and development, collaborating with Research Scientists to bring advanced technologies to TikTok products.
What you'll do
- Conduct research and development in computer vision, machine learning, and related fields.
- Work with Research Scientists to deliver advanced technologies to TikTok products.
- Collaborate with a mentor and engineering team on product features and engineering improvements.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
- Strong research track record in computer vision, computer graphics, or machine learning; publications in top-tier venues preferred.
- Highly competent in algorithms and programming.
- Able to work collaboratively and independently.
Nice to have
- Software engineering experience through internships, work, coding competitions, or publications.
- Creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities.
AI focus
Research and development in computer vision, machine learning, video understanding, multimodal understanding, image and video synthesis, 3D vision, and intelligent editing.
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