Research Scientist - Generative Recs & Foundation Models
tiktokSan Jose (CA)
Research Scientist - Generative Recs & Foundation Models
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tiktokSan Jose (CA)
Computer and Information Research ScientistsResearch and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
SENIORITY
Senior
About the role
TikTok is seeking a Research Scientist for its E-Commerce Recommendation Foundation in San Jose. You will advance cross-scenario Foundation Models, integrate multimodal understanding, and drive efficient inference for unified modeling. The role emphasizes building end-to-end generative recommendation methods, exploring LLMs and VLMs within retrieval, ranking, and system co-design, to balance performance and user experience.
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