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.
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TikTok Core Feed Recommendation team sits in the center of TikTok, designs, implements and improves the core recommendation algorithm that powers the "for you" feed, "following" feed, etc. of the TikTok app. The recommendation system we built connects hundreds of millions of users with relevant content out of billions of videos in real-time, and inspires high-quality content creation for millions of creators on the platform.
The User Growth team is an essential pillar of the Core Feed Recommendation team, directly responsible for implementing and refining new user acquisition and retention strategies. Our team is committed to achieving TikTok's ultimate goals through developing high-performance models and sound strategies. We take pride in our rigorous approach to applied research, innovative system design, and steadfast pragmatism.
We are looking for strong research scientists and engineers at all levels, who are excited about growing their business understanding, building highly scalable and reliable software, and partnering across disciplines with global teams, in pursuit of excellence.
What you'll do:
- Implement machine learning algorithms (such as DeepFM, Deep Retrival, DIN, etc.) at large scales to optimize user retention.
- Optimize the push sending timing strategy and model, Based on Reinforcement Learning, Sequence models, Uplift Model, etc.
- Work cross functionally with product managers, data scientists and product engineers to understand insights, formulate problems, design and refine machine learning algorithms, and communicate results to peers and leaders.
- Run regular A/B tests, perform analysis and iterate algorithms accordingly.
- Have a good understanding of end-to-end machine learning systems. Work with infra teams on improving efficiency and stability.
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.