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

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About the position

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, with a mission 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 users, sellers, and creators. This team values user satisfaction by developing policies, rules, and systems to ensure quality. We are seeking an algorithm technical manager who is passionate about customer experience and dedicated to building systems that detect various risks that could undermine platform trust. This role offers unparalleled opportunities for recent graduates to kickstart their careers, pursue bold ideas, and explore limitless growth opportunities. Successful candidates must be able to commit to one of the specified start dates in 2025, and we encourage early applications. Candidates can apply for a maximum of two positions, and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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's 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 would be a cherry on top.
• 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, and a 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) and 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.