Lead Research Scientist, Foundation Model, Speech & Audio

ation across TikTok products using speech & audio related technologies. We focus on cutting-edge R&D in areas like speech & audio, music processing, natural language understanding and multimodal deep learning. We are looking for top talents to work on these exciting technologies, integrate them into various products and ultimately bring joy to our global user base!

Responsibilities:

• Contribute cutting-edge research to TikTok product evolution (https://e.g., TikTok, CapCut) to impact billions of users worldwide.
• Lead research to advance science and technology in audio processing and generation (https://e.g., Speech Synthesis, Voice Conversion, Audio Codec Learning, Audio Language Modeling, etc.)
• Research, model, design, develop and evaluate novel machine learning models and algorithms.
• Collaborate with globally based researchers and engineering teams in developing machine learning models and algorithms. Minimum Qualifications:
• https://M.S. or https://Ph.D. in computer science, machine learning, or similar fields.
• At least five years of relevant industry or research experience
• Good knowledge of theoretical and empirical research in addressing research problems
• Solid knowledge and experience with at least one popular deep learning framework (https://e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and familiarity with deep neural network architectures
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Experience in both neural and non-neural, classical machine learning models and algorithms

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in one or more of the following fields: speech synthesis or recognition, natural language processing, computer vision, generative models
• Strong first-author publications record in top AI conferences or journals(https://e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, ICASSP)
• Proficient in C / C + +, Python, and shell programming languages, and have a deep understanding of data structure and algorithm design.
• Work or internship experience in an AI research organization

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://rd.accommodations@https://tiktok.com The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $212800 - $389500 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.​Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees: ​We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care. ​Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability. ​We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.​