Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (Content Ecology) - 2025 Start (PhD)

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, 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.

The Content Ecology team aims to leverage AI and machine learning algorithms to build a suite of strategic models and platform solutions that enhance user experience across various sub-businesses under the short video business line.

Our focus areas include:
- TikTok Intelligent Customer Service: Utilizing large language models to address intelligent customer service and commercial customer service challenges.
- TikTok Local Services: Employing multimodal understanding technologies to solve content understanding and governance issues in local services.
- TikTok Search: Applying AI capabilities to provide hot event/topic discovery, event extraction, and summarization for the search business line.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2025. 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 13, 2025
2. February 3, 2025
3. March 3, 2025
4. May 19, 2025
5. June 9, 2025
6. July 14, 2025
7. August 11, 2025
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 as early as possible.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement machine learning models to enhance user experience across various TikTok sub-businesses.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions into existing platforms.
- Conduct research and stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning to continually improve our models and solutions.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- BS/MS Degree in Computer Science or a related major
- Experienced in programming and algorithmic skills, proficient in languages such as Python, or C++.
- Deep understanding of one of the following areas: NLP (Natural Language Processing), CV (Computer Vision), LLM (Large Language Models)/MLLM (Multimodal Language Models), or Search.
- Experienced in one or more of the following topics: TensorFlow, PyTorch, or other machine learning frameworks.
- Good team communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in building ML model development for large-scale consumer-facing applications.
- Experience or domain expertise in one or more of the following areas is preferred: NLP, CV, LLM/MLLM, Dialog System, Search, Recommendation Systems, etc.
- Published papers or hands-on project experience in the fields of NLP, CV, or multimodal technologies.

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 https://shorturl.at/cdpT2

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