Data Engineer, AI Platform
Responsibilities
Team Introduction
The Intelligent Creation - AI Platform team is a team focusing on building advanced end-to-end AI production pipelines, including deep learning model training, optimization, deployment and applications. We provide AI capabilities to empower content creation and consumption on TikTok and serve billions of users.
Responsibilities
- Own the management of massive GenAI datasets (PB) scale, including storage for video/image data, data processing, and data validation.
- Build and evolve GenAI data-pipeline infrastructure with a focus on extreme processing speed and end-to-end throughput.
- Partner closely with ML researchers/engineers to accelerate training-data acquisition, improve data quality, support evaluation of model outputs, and enable a closed-loop data lifecycle.
- Lower the barrier to data acquisition and maximize the utility and value of data across use cases.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience building data services; strong proficiency in Python.
- Experience with high-concurrency and asynchronous programming is a plus.
- Hands-on with Hive, MySQL, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch; solid understanding of internals; capable of data abstraction and data modeling.
- Practical experience with large-scale data processing frameworks such as Hadoop, Spark, Flink, and Ray.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; detail-oriented; strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- 1-2 years of experience with the Ray framework, including proficient orchestration of GPU/CPU resources; deep understanding of Ray's architecture and usage patterns; strong background in high-concurrency and async processing to boost overall throughput.
- Experience sourcing and curating training datasets for GenAI.
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $118657 - $259200 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
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Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
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:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
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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