Applied Scientist, Search, E-Commerce Alliance

TikTok

4.5

(6)

San Jose, CA

Why you should apply for a job to TikTok:

  • 4.5/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.5/5 in supportive management
  • 100% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 100% would recommend this company to other women
  • 100% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Employee well-being is supported via hybrid work, short-term counseling through our EAP and a premium subscription to Headspace.
  • We embrace diversity across all dimensions and provide employees with 9 employee resource groups globally, including our WOMEN ERG.
  • Comprehensive parental leave policy as well as fertility treatment through healthcare providers with a $20,000 lifetime maximum.
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    Position summary

    m to meet merchants' business indicators and improve creators' creative efficiency. By cooperating with merchants and creators, we aim to provide high-quality content and a personalized shopping experience for TikTok users, create efficient shopping tools at seller centers, and promote cooperation between merchants and creators.

    Position Overview:
    We are looking for an Applied Scientist to join our Global E-Commerce Alliance Team. The individual will be responsible for driving innovative and practical solutions that impact our search system through machine learning models. As part of the role, the Applied Scientist will work with cross-functional teams, influencing decision-making across multiple teams within the business. The successful candidate will have strong expertise in machine learning and have the ability to leverage this to improve our search systems.

    Responsibilities:

    • Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to develop and implement advanced machine learning algorithms to improve the search and recommendation systems.
    • Define the scope and design end-to-end machine learning models for search systems.
    • Analyze complex, large-scale data to extract insights and to identify potential areas where our search system can be improved.
    • Create, test, implement, and iterate on machine learning models to optimize search functions and improve the user experience.
    • Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in machine learning and search systems.
    • Present complex findings and algorithms to a non-technical audience and influence decision-making.
    • Follow strict data governance and privacy policies to ensure that user data is handled with the utmost care.

    Qualifications

    • PhD, Master or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related quantitative field.
    • Extensive experience in machine learning, deep learning, data mining, or artificial intelligence.
    • Strong programming skills in Python, C++, Java, GO, or similar.
    • Strong knowledge of search algorithms, information retrieval, and ranking systems.
    • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
    • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to a non-technical audience.

    Preferred Skills:

    • Experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques.
      -Proven modeling/algorithms competition records on Kaggle or top conferences' challenges.
      -Proven programming competition records on ICPC, IOI or USACO.
    • Experience working with recommendation systems, computational advertising, search engine, E-commerce search systems.
    • Publication records in machine learning or related conferences or journals is a plus.

    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.

    TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected].

    Job Information

    [For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

    The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136000 - $205000 annually.

    Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

    Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

    The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

    For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

    Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

    1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

    2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

    3. Exercising sound judgment.

    Why you should apply for a job to TikTok:

  • 4.5/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.5/5 in supportive management
  • 100% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 100% would recommend this company to other women
  • 100% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Employee well-being is supported via hybrid work, short-term counseling through our EAP and a premium subscription to Headspace.
  • We embrace diversity across all dimensions and provide employees with 9 employee resource groups globally, including our WOMEN ERG.
  • Comprehensive parental leave policy as well as fertility treatment through healthcare providers with a $20,000 lifetime maximum.