The AML (Applied Machine Learning) team at TikTok is looking to enhance the reliability, scalability, and performance of its massively distributed AI/ML recommendation system to ensure a seamless and impactful experience for TikTok users globally.
Requirements
- Expertise in analyzing and troubleshooting Linux-based distributed systems.
- Experience programming with at least one commonly used language (C, C++, Python, Go).
- Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Competent knowledge of relational database systems.
- Ability to design and maintain large-scale systems.
- Strong understanding of code optimization and routine task automation.
- Proficiency in at least one machine learning framework: TensorFlow, PyTorch, MXNet or PaddlePaddle
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems.
- Monitor and analyze system performance, identifying and resolving issues before causing user impact.
- Develop and maintain automated monitoring, alerting, and incident response systems.
- Collaborate closely with software engineering teams to ensure that applications are designed with reliability, scalability, and performance in mind.
- Implement and maintain security best practices and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Participate in on-call rotations and respond to issues and incidents within and outside of normal business hours.
- Conduct root cause analysis of incidents, hold post-mortem reviews with stakeholders, and implement preventative measures to minimize the risk of similar incidents occurring in the future.
Other
- Hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department.
- As a condition of employment, all successful candidates must be able to establish authorization to work in the United States.
- For this position, the Company does not provide sponsorship for any immigration-related benefits.
- This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information. As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.
- 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.
