Research Scientist Graduate ( Recommendation-E-commerce, LLM & Generative Recommendation

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Research Scientist Graduate (Tik Tok Recommendation-E-commerce, LLM & Generative Recommendation) - 2026 Start (PhD)

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• Design algorithms and systems that leverage LLMs and generative models for content-to-commerce matching, product summarization, etc
• Explore novel architectures and strategies for generative recommendation systems
• Contribute to the research community via internal papers, patents, or external publications
• Drive scientific rigor while balancing real-world constraints

• PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, or a related technical field
• Experience with LLMs (e.g., GPT, LLaMA, PaLM) or diffusion/generative models, through research or practical application
• Proficient coding skills in Python and hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as Tensor Flow or Py Torch
• Demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous research and analyze large-scale data
• Strong problem-solving skills and a high sense of ownership

• Publications in top-tier ML/AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, SIGIR, KDD, CVPR, Rec Sys)
• Experience with recommendation systems, retrieval models, or multi-modal learning
• Familiarity with building and deploying real-time, scalable ML systems in production
• Background in e-commerce or related applied AI research domains

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136800 - $359720 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

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