Tiktok - Seattle, WA
posted 4 days ago
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, with a mission to inspire creativity and bring joy to over 1 billion users globally. The E-commerce Recommendation Team at TikTok is dedicated to building and scaling a robust recommendation system that enhances the shopping experience for users. As a Research Scientist in this team, you will engage in cutting-edge research focused on machine learning algorithms, particularly in the areas of retrieval and recommendation. Your work will involve developing large-scale e-commerce recommendation algorithms and systems that cater to various aspects of TikTok, including commodity recommendations, live stream recommendations, and short video recommendations. In this role, you will be responsible for constructing both long and short-term user interest models. This involves analyzing and extracting relevant information from vast datasets to design algorithms that efficiently explore users' latent interests. You will also apply machine learning algorithms to improve various business scenarios, such as search ranking, natural language processing, video understanding, and trust and safety measures. The position requires a strong foundation in machine learning and a passion for solving complex problems, making it an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact in the e-commerce space on a global platform.