Research Scientist, Generative AI - Seattle

$194,000 - $410,000/Yr

Tiktok - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

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About the position

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. The Intelligent Creation team at TikTok focuses on conducting cutting-edge research and development in the areas of Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, and particularly Generative AI. We are dedicated to continuously transferring innovative technologies to TikTok products, inspiring creativity among our users. We are looking for talented individuals at all levels to join us on this exciting journey. In this role, you will conduct advanced research and development in computer vision and generative AI, exploring new products that leverage artificial intelligence technology at their core. You will be part of a collaborative team that values courage, innovation, and the drive to challenge the status quo. Your contributions will directly impact the creativity and joy that TikTok brings to its global community.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cutting-edge research and development in computer vision, generative AI, and related fields.
• Transfer advanced technologies to TikTok products.
• Explore new products with artificial intelligence technology at their core.

Requirements

• 3+ years of research and practical experience in computer vision, including generative models, diffusion models, GAN, image and video synthesis/manipulation/editing, multi-modality, vision and language, generative human and neural motion synthesis, image and video understanding, human modeling, and facial analysis.
• Strong coding skills in C/C++ and Python.
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members and independently.

Nice-to-haves

• Publications in top-tier venues such as CVPR, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, NeurIPS.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Health savings account
• AD&D insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• RSU
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Employee assistance program
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid sick time