(General Hire) Machine Learning Scientist Graduate (TikTok Recommendation) - 2027 Start (PhD)
Core
Build industry-leading recommendation systems to improve user experience, content ecosystem, and platform security.
Role type
PhD-level machine learning scientist (recommendation systems)
Builds
Production recommendation models and end-to-end ML solutions
Domain
Social media, recommendation algorithms, deep learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), deep neural network architectures, C/C++, Python, shell programming, data structure and algorithm design
Preferred skills
applied machine learning, machine learning infrastructure, large-scale recommendation systems, market-facing ML products, first-author publications in top AI conferences, internship in AI research organization
Technologies
PyTorch, TensorFlow, C, C++, Python
Responsibilities
Design product strategies to grow TikTok in important markets, optimize algorithms and infrastructure to improve recommendation performance, deliver end-to-end machine learning solutions for critical product challenges
Seniority
PhD graduate, research-focused IC