Research Scientist - Generative AI - Privacy
Responsibilities
At TikTok, we treat privacy as our top priority in our product design and implementation. Privacy is not just about regulation compliance, but also about a more trusted way to enable technology innovation by respecting users' privacy choices!
Privacy Innovation (PI) Lab is established to explore the next frontier of privacy technology and theory in the digitalized world. We provide key insights and technical solutions on privacy-related innovation for all TikTok's products. Furthermore, we also collaborate with worldwide technical and academic communities to build an open ecosystem to promote a privacy-friendly digital experience.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute research on the critical industrial challenges of GenAI innovation.
- Work with product teams to understand key privacy requirements from the TikTok product family and provide technical consulting on privacy-related features.
- Work with engineering teams to apply technical achievements from our research to product prototyping.
- Advocate research findings to diverse audiences through written reports and verbal presentations.
- Represent PI Lab and our work in the external technical and academic community.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- PhD in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Research experience in GenAI with a strong publication record or contributions to open-source projects.
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Preferred Qualifications:
- 2 years of research or production experience in the following areas:
- Pretraining, fine-tuning, and post-training
- Responsible AI, privacy-preserving LLMs, and LLM alignment
- Reinforcement learning for tuning language models
- Efficient training and inference techniques
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- HSA
- Life Insurance
- Fitness Subsidies
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- On-Site Gym
- Mental Health Benefits
- Virtual Fitness Classes
Parental Benefits
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Snacks
- Pet-friendly Office
- Happy Hours
- Some Meals Provided
- Company Outings
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Company Equity
Professional Development
- Promote From Within
- Access to Online Courses
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
- Mentor Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
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