Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (E-commerce Governance Algorithms) - 2025 Start (Phd)

$136,800 - $205,000/Yr

Tiktok - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

San Jose, CA

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. The Governance and Experience team of e-commerce is responsible for ensuring the safety and trustworthiness of the marketplace for our users, sellers, and creators. We are looking for a Machine Learning Engineer Graduate to join our team in 2025, focusing on developing algorithms that detect and control risks associated with content, products, sellers, and creators. This role is crucial in maintaining the quality and integrity of our platform, and we value candidates who are passionate about customer experience and building systems that enhance platform trust. As a graduate, you will have unparalleled opportunities to kickstart your career, pursue bold ideas, and explore limitless growth opportunities. You will work collaboratively with various teams, including strategy, product management, policy, and operations, to define products and drive initiatives from an engineering perspective. Successful candidates will be able to commit to one of the specified start dates in 2025, and we encourage early applications as we review candidates on a rolling basis. This position is designed for recent graduates or final-year students with a strong background in software development and a keen interest in machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), or computer vision.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team to design and implement algorithms to detect and control risks/frauds in contents/products/sellers/creators.
• Collaborate with strategy team, product managers, policy team, and ops team to help define products and drive initiatives from engineering viewpoints.

Requirements

• PhD degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Final year or recent graduate with a background in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
• An understanding or keen interest in machine learning, NLP, or computer vision.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as C++, Python, Go, or Java.

Nice-to-haves

• Interest or experience in anti-fraud, anti-spam, platform-integrity, or similar fields.
• A profound sense of responsibility, coupled with exceptional communication and teamwork skills.

Benefits

• 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company match.
• Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.
• 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure).
• 10 paid sick days per year.
• 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.
• Mental and emotional health benefits through EAP and Lyra.
• 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements.