Tech Lead, AI Agents for Creation Tools

TikTok
San Jose, California

About the job

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

Lead the architecture and technical direction of AI agent systems for creation tools

Design agent frameworks that support planning, reasoning, memory, and tool use across creative workflows

Build intelligent agents that translate user intent into multi-step creative actions such as generation, editing, and refinement

Drive integration of large language models, multimodal models, generative models, and video models into unified agent systems

Partner closely with research, product, and design teams to deliver scalable user-facing capabilities

Own system-level decisions related to reliability, scalability, performance, and long-term evolution

Mentor engineers and researchers and set technical standards across the team

Qualifications

Minimum

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field

5+ years of related industry experience

Strong experience building AI agent systems or LLM-based applications

Deep understanding of agent architectures including planning, memory, tool use, and multi-agent coordination

Hands-on experience designing or leading AI agents that can autonomously use tools or generate and execute code, such as tool-use agents, coding agents, or task-oriented autonomous systems

Experience delivering AI-powered user-facing products

Strong system design skills and technical leadership experience

Preferred

Experience in AI-powered creative tools, camera effects, or video systems

Experience with multimodal models spanning text, image, video, or audio

Proven track record leading complex AI systems from concept to production