Responsibilities

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, Mountain View, New York, Austin, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, São Paulo, Seoul and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.

Team Introduction:
Join the E-commerce Global Supply Chain and Logistics team at TikTok! We're enhancing the shopping experience and reducing logistics operational costs. We are seeking brilliant and motivated graduate software engineers, who are eager to apply their knowledge in machine learning (ML), operations research (OR), data mining, and statistical inference to real-world challenges.

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:
1. January 15, 2024
2. February 5, 2024
3. March 4, 2024
4. May 20, 2024
5. June 10, 2024
6. July 15, 2024
7. 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.

Candidates can apply for a maximum of TWO positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you applied for. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates globally.

Responsibilities:
- Contribute to developing innovative deep learning and statistical models for efficient e-commerce logistics and ETA predictions.
- Harness data mining tools to construct logistics network knowledge graphs, contributing to a robust early warning system.
- Participate in crafting advanced predictive models for express package trajectories to improve network dynamics understanding and service accuracy.
- Assist in creating an optimized Service Network Design (SND) model to facilitate the smart expansion of our logistics operations.
- Support the design and implementation of predictive models for various logistics events, contributing to overall service improvement and cost savings.

Qualifications

- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Operations Research, or related fields.
- Graduate with a background in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms, with excellent problem-solving ability.
- Strong understanding of applied machine learning and Big Data tools.
- Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated software engineering experience from previous internship, work experience, coding competitions, or publications
- Internship experience or research experience, especially in e-commerce, supply chain, logistics, and transportation.
- Publications at conferences such as KDD, NeurIPS, WWW, SIGIR, WSDM, CIKM, ICLR, ICML, IJCAI, AAAI.
- Curiosity towards new technologies and entrepreneurship
- High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities

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 dataecommerce.accommodations@tiktok.com.

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.