# Research Engineer, Agentic Video Editing - TikTok Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-engineer-agentic-video-editing-tiktok-tiktok-9dd04486 Research Engineer, Agentic Video Editing - TikTok at TikTok, an on-site role based in San Jose, California, USA. First seen on RealAnalystJobs on 15 November 2026, read from TikTok's own careers page (TikTok), which RealAnalystJobs re-checks daily and removes the role when it closes. TikTok has approved H-1B petitions on USCIS record (employer-wide, not a promise for this role). Updated 15 November 2026. ## Key facts - Company: [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/tiktok) - Location: San Jose, California, USA - Work mode: On-site - First seen: Nov 15, 2026 - Employment type: Full time - Source: TikTok's careers page (TikTok), re-checked daily Skills: [Python](https://realanalystjobs.com/skills/python) ## Visa sponsorship The posting does not say. TikTok had H-1B petitions approved for 454 workers in fiscal year 2026 (USCIS). That is history, not a promise for this role. [See the record](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/tiktok#h1b-record) ## About this role We are building the next generation of AI-native creation tools powered by intelligent AI agents. Our mission is to transform how people create by embedding agentic AI directly into creative workflows - from AI-powered camera effect generation to AI-driven video editing and storytelling. Our team operates at the intersection of AI research, systems engineering, and creative product development, translating advances in agentic AI into scalable, real-world creation tools used by millions of creators. We work closely with product and design partners to ensure that sophisticated AI systems result in simple, powerful, and intuitive creative experiences. Responsibilities - Build end-to-end agentic video editing systems, working across the agent harness, backend services, and evaluation pipelines. Own scoped features and improvements from prototyping through production. - Develop and improve the agent harness, including planning, tool use, context management, and error recovery for multimodal editing workflows. - Build reliable backend services for agent execution, session management, and media processing, and improve system latency, cost, and reliability. - Develop evaluation and feedback loops, including LLM judges, benchmarks, and human review workflows, to measure editing quality, diagnose failures, and catch regressions. - Propose new ideas and adapt advances from research and industry into practical experiments, using evaluation results and user feedback to continuously improve agent capabilities and video quality. - Collaborate with research, engineering, and product partners to turn successful experiments into useful editing experiences for creators. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, AI, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - Strong programming skills in Python and solid software engineering fundamentals. - Foundational knowledge of machine learning and large language models. - Hands-on experience building an LLM application, AI Agent, or multimodal AI project through coursework, research, internships, or personal projects. - Ability to design experiments, analyze failures, and turn findings into working improvements. - Interest in video creation and building useful tools for creators. Preferred Qualifications - Experience with tool-use agents, context management, or debugging and improving multi-step agent workflows. - Familiarity with video understanding, audio and visual processing. - Experience with evaluation datasets, human annotation, or model-based evaluation. - Familiarity with video editing tools or media processing libraries such as FFmpeg. - Relevant research, open-source contributions, or projects that demonstrate the ability to build and evaluate AI systems. Description from TikTok's public careers feed, reproduced so you can read the role here. Apply on the company's own site; Real Analyst Jobs never submits anything for you. ## How to apply Open [this role on Real Analyst Jobs](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/research-engineer-agentic-video-editing-tiktok-tiktok-9dd04486) and use Apply now there to reach the employer's application. The listing is re-checked against TikTok's careers page daily and removed when it closes. ## TikTok 101 open analyst roles on Real Analyst Jobs. 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