Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Video Recommendation

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, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, 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.
Our TikTok recommendation team is responsible for developing state-of-the-art Machine Learning models and strategies to improve user consumption experience, inspire creativity, build a fair and flourishing ecosystem.

• Build industry leading recommendation system, develop highly scalable classifiers and tools leveraging Machine Learning
• Understand product objectives and Machine Learning techniques, improve model and recommendation strategy
• Understand user behavior and apply Machine Learning algorithms to optimize content consumption and production experience
• Work with TikTok cross functional teams to grow TikTok in important regional markets

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or more) in computer science or a related technical discipline
• Solid experience with data structures or algorithms
• Software development experience through hands on coding in a general purpose programming language
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Machine Learning, recommendation systems, data mining or other related areas
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Passion about technologies and solving challenging problems

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 gprd.accommodations@tiktok.com.