Machine Learning Scientist Graduate (TikTok Recommendation) - 2024 Start (PhD)

$126,000 - $221,760/Yr

Tiktok - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

San Jose, CA

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About the position

The position involves working on TikTok's recommendation algorithm team, which is crucial for driving product decisions and platform growth. The role focuses on building and optimizing machine learning systems to enhance user experience and content ecosystem while ensuring platform security. Candidates will have the opportunity to contribute to significant product challenges and collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop strategies for market growth.

Responsibilities

• Build industry-leading recommendation system, improving user experience, content ecosystem and platform security.
• Deliver end-to-end machine learning solution to address critical product challenges.
• Own the full stack machine learning system and optimize algorithms and infrastructure to improve recommendation performance.
• Work with cross functional teams to design product strategies and build solutions to grow TikTok in important markets.

Requirements

• PhD degree with a background in computer science, machine learning, or similar fields.
• Good knowledge of theoretical and empirical research in addressing research problems.
• Solid knowledge and experience with at least one popular deep learning framework (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and familiarity with deep neural network architectures.

Nice-to-haves

• Research experience in applied machine learning, machine learning infrastructure, large-scale recommendation systems, or market-facing machine learning products.
• Strong first-author publications record in top AI conferences or journals (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, NAACL).
• Proficient in C/C++, Python, and shell programming languages, with a deep understanding of data structure and algorithm design.
• Internship experience in an AI research organization.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance from day one.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Wellbeing benefits.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• 10 paid sick days per year.
• 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).