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Tech Lead, Research Scientist, Generative AI

  • San Jose, California, USA
  • On-site
  • 3+ Years
  • First seen Nov 15, 2026

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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

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Tech Lead, Research Scientist, Generative AI at TikTok, an on-site role based in San Jose, California, USA. Experience level: 3+ Years. 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).

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About this role

About the team The Intelligent Creation Team is the AI, special effects, and audio-video creation technology team, responsible for the 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, and provides cutting-edge content understanding, content creation, interactive experience, and consumption capabilities and industry solutions to other business lines within the company and external partners in various forms. Responsibilities • Conduct cutting-edge research and development in computer vision and machine learning, especially in the areas of 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. • Preferring candidates with publications in top-tier venues such as CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, SIGGRAPH or SIGGRAPH Asia, etc • Highly competent in algorithms and programming; Strong coding skills in C/C++ and Python. • Work and collaborate well with team members. • Ability to work independently.

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