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Graduate: [HackerRank] Machine Learning Engineer, Graduate (TikTok Search Algorithm) - 2024 Sta[...]

TikTok
San Jose, California, US
$112.2K-$147K a year
Internship

Responsibilities

A high number of candidates may make applications for this position, so make sure to send your CV and application through as soon as possible.

About TikTok :

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform.

We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes.

Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility.

Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.

Team Introduction

Our Search Engineering Team is responsible for building and owning TikTok's search engine which can provide our users with the best search experience.

In TikTok Search Team, you’ll have the opportunity to build full-stack search engine system and combine information retrieval technology with modern machine learning methods from related fields such as NLP, CV, and recommender system.

We embrace a culture of self-direction, intellectual curiosity, openness, and problem-solving.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2024. As a graduate, you will get unparalleled opportunities for you to kickstart your career, pursue bold ideas and explore limitless growth opportunities.

Co-create a future driven by your inspiration with TikTok.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to one of the following start dates below :

  • January 15, 2024
  • February 5, 2024
  • March 4, 2024
  • May 20, 2024
  • June 10, 2024
  • July 15, 2024
  • August 12, 2024

We will prioritize candidates who are able to commit to these start dates. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early.

Online Assessment

Candidates who pass resume evaluation will be invited to participate in TikTok's technical online assessment through HackerRank.

Responsibilities :

Participate in the improvement of the search core algorithm, possible directions include :

  • Content understanding / matching : Applying the industry's cutting-edge NLP and CV technology to match the most relevant videos for each search query, and continuously improve the relevance of TikTok search.
  • User Behavior Modeling : solving the recommendation problem in search, let TikTok search increase the ability of personalization on the basis of "relevant", and understand users better.
  • Video understanding : comprehensive use of NLP, CV, and other technologies for better video understanding from the perspective of the video itself and social network, improve the authority, credibility, and usefulness of search results.

Qualifications :

  • Final year or recent graduate with a background in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
  • Proficient coding skills and strong algorithm & data structure basis.
  • Experience in one or more of the following areas : NLP, Ranking, Ads, search engine, recommender system, distributed system, and machine learning.
  • Effective communication and teamwork skills.

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 [email protected].

By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here : https : / / careers.

tiktok.com / legal / privacy.

Job Information :

Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $112200 - $147000 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 :

  • 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match.
  • Dental, Vision, Short / Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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