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TikTok · 1 week ago

Researcher Intern (Vision and Graphics)- 2026 Start (PhD)

United States

Internship

Remote

Intern

Start in 2026

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking Research Interns in the area of computer vision and machine learning. This internship provides students the opportunity to join one of their engineering teams, where they will conduct cutting-edge research and development and contribute to the organization's future plans and emerging technologies.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Build new features that touch hundreds of millions of people around the world

Solve unique, large-scale, highly complex technical problems

Build the next-generation monetization platform to help millions of customers grow their businesses

Work with your mentor to deliver product features and make engineering improvements

Build world-class web applications that combine usability, accessibility, elegance, performance, and maintainability

Conduct cutting-edge research and development in computer vision, machine learning and other related fields

Work with Research Scientists to deliver advanced technologies to TikTok products

Qualification

Computer VisionMachine LearningComputer GraphicsAlgorithmsSoftware EngineeringTeam CollaborationIndependent WorkCreativityProblem Solving

Required

Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science or a related technical discipline

Strong track record of research in one or more areas of computer vision, computer graphics and machine learning, preferring candidates with publications in top-tier venues such as SIGGRAPH/SIGGRAPH Asia, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR

Highly competent in algorithms and programming

Work and collaborate well with team members

Ability to work independently

Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Preferred

Graduating December 2026 onwards with the intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship

Demonstrated software engineering experience from previous internship, work experience, coding competitions, or publications

High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities

Benefits

Interns have day one access to health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits and more

Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year

Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year)

Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.

Company

TikTok

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TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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