TikTok Recommendation organization is looking for strong research scientist 2026 Graduates, who are excited about growing their business understanding, building scalable and high-performance models and systems, and partnering across disciplines with global teams, in pursuit of excellence.
Requirements
- 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
- Research experience in one or more of the following fields: applied machine learning, machine learning infrastructure, large-scale recommendation system, market-facing machine learning product.
- Strong first-author publications record in top AI conferences or journals(e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, NAACL etc.)
- Proficient in C/C++, Python, and shell programming languages, and have a deep understanding of data structure and algorithm design.
- Internship experience in an AI research organization
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.
Other
- PhD degree or equivalent degree with a background in computer science, machine learning, or similar fields.
- The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136800 - $259200 annually.
- Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
- Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues; Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and Exercising sound judgment.
