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TikTok

Backend Software Engineer, Trust and Safety - Algorithm Engineering, TikTok (Canada)

Vancouver, Canada

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
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.

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The Trust and Safety(TnS) engineering team is responsible for protecting our users from harmful content and abusive behaviors. With the continuous efforts of our trust and safety engineering team, TikTok can provide the best user experience and bring joy to everyone in the world. Our team is responsible for achieving goals by building content moderation process systems, rule engine, strategy systems, feature engine, human moderation platforms, risk insight systems and all kinds of supportive platforms across TnS organization.

Responsibilities - What You'II Do
- Cooperate closely with business parties to optimize the access of algorithm applications, improve the efficiency of evaluating and using algorithm applications in various business scenarios, and reduce the cost of managing and optimizing algorithm applications in various business scenarios
- Responsible for the architecture design, development and performance tuning of algorithm applications, and solve technical problems such as high concurrency, high reliability, and high scalability of the system.
- Work with multiple sub-directions includes: resource scheduling, task orchestration, model training, model reasoning, model management, dataset management, workflow orchestration, etc.
- Work on the research and development of algorithm-related forward-looking engineering technologies.

Qualifications

- Proficient in Go/Python/C++ languages, with excellent design style and coding habits;
- Familiar with Go/Python/C++ program development (at least one), striving for high-quality code and focusing on the technical quality of the code;
- Familiar with the server-side basic technology stack (storage, message queue, micro-service...), and able to flexibly use them to solve some business problems in common distributed/high concurrency/big data scenarios;
- Understand deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow/PyTorch and common deep learning algorithms, and familiar with the underlying implementation of deep learning frameworks;
- Independent thinking, able to take the initiative to identify problems, systematic problem analysis, and problem-solving skills.
- 3+years of work experience in machine learning-related infrastructure/algorithm framework/tool development.

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

Client-provided location(s): Vancouver, BC, Canada
Job ID: TikTok-7262485668198205751
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • HSA
    • Life Insurance
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Happy Hours
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Company Equity
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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