Research Engineer, AI Agents for Creation Tools - TikTok - San Jose, CA

Technology

Research Engineer, AI Agents for Creation Tools

Location
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San Jose

Employment Type
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Regular

Job Code
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A183272

Responsibilities

We are building the next generation of AI-native creation tools powered by intelligent AI agents. Our mission is to transform how people create by embedding agentic AI directly into creative workflows—from AI-powered camera effect generation to AI-driven video editing and storytelling.

Our team operates at the intersection of AI research, systems engineering, and creative product development, translating advances in agentic AI into scalable, real-world creation tools used by millions of creators. We work closely with product and design partners to ensure that sophisticated AI systems result in simple, powerful, and intuitive creative experiences.

Responsibilities

Research and develop agentic AI systems for creative tools
Design agent architectures for planning, reasoning, memory, and multimodal interaction
Build training, evaluation, benchmarking, and experimentation pipelines for agent systems
Integrate large language models and generative models into end-to-end agent workflows
Prototype new agent capabilities and validate them in real user scenarios
Collaborate with engineering teams to productionize research-driven systems
Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
3+ years of related industry experience
Strong background in AI agents, LLM systems, or multimodal AI
Experience with model training, evaluation, and experimentation workflows
Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages
Ability to translate research ideas into practical systems
Preferred Qualifications

Research or applied experience with tool-use agents, coding agents, or autonomous task-execution agents
Experience studying or improving agent behaviors such as tool selection, planning with tools, code-based execution,