Research Scientist Intern (TikTok-Data-Content Intelligence) - 2027 Start (PhD)

About TikTok

Recommendation algorithm team plays a central role in the company, driving critical product decisions and platform growth. The team is made up of machine learning researchers and engineers, who support and innovate on production recommendation models and drive product impact. The team is fast-pacing, collaborative and impact-driven.

Our dynamic internship experience blends hands-on learning, enriching community-building and professional development events, and collaboration with industry experts.

Responsibilities

• Build industry-leading recommendation system, improving user experience, content ecosystem and platform security;
• Deliver end-to-end machine learning solution to address critical product challenges;
• Own the full stack machine learning system and optimize algorithms and infrastructure to improve recommendation performance.
• Work with cross functional teams to design product strategies and build solutions to grow TikTok in important markets

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a PhD degree in the field of computer science or a related technical discipline
• Proficient coding skills and strong algorithm & data structure using C++/Python or other programming language
• Experienced in Machine Learning, familiar with at least one DeepLearning framework, e.g. PyTorch, Tensorflow.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills

Preferred

• Experienced in one or more of the following areas, e.g. NLP, CV, Recommender System, and Machine Learning, etc
• Authors of published papers in top academia conferences is an advantage
• Winners of algorithm and machine learning competitions such as ACM and Kaggle is an advantage

Application process

• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early.
• Please clearly state your availability in your resume (Start date, End date).
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
• We encourage you to apply early.