Senior Research Scientist, Foundation Model, Speech Understanding

to empower content understanding, interaction and creation across TikTok and other 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 TikTok and other products and ultimately bring joy to our global user base!

Responsibilities

• Conduct cutting-edge research and development in speech/audio foundation models
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify key research areas and contribute to the development of innovative speech/audio models.
• Work with product development teams to integrate research findings into practical applications for TikTok and other platforms.
• Collaborate on team-driven projects to address complex challenges and enhance the overall effectiveness of the research team.

1. Master's or PhD in computer science, mathematics, engineering or related field
2. Have 3+ years of experience in one or more areas of machine learning and deep learning, including but not limited to:

• Automatic Speech Recognition
• Automatic Speech Translation
• Speech/audio self-supervised learning and foundation models
• Speaker recognition and verification
• Speech emotion recognition
• Multimodal foundation models
• Large Language Model pre-training and fine-tuning

Preferred Qualifications

• Publications in top-tier ML/DL venues such as NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, AAAI and speech venues such as ICASSP, ASRU, Interspeech
• Deep understanding of Large Language models
• Familiar with distributed computing and large scale model training
• Familiar with deep learning frameworks such as Tensorflow and Pytorch.
• Familiar with engineering principles and best practices.
• Highly competent in algorithms and programming; Strong coding skills in C/C++ and Python.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, multi-functional environments

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.​