Data Scientist - San Jose, United States - TikTok

TikTok

Verified Company

San Jose, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Responsibilities
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.

Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.

To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team.

Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.

Our Data Science team is a diverse group of problem solvers, located in Singapore, China, Canada and US, who are passionate about translating complex data into clear, actionable insights.

By pioneering state-of-the-art data science techniques and fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making, we aim to unlock unprecedented growth opportunities and operational excellence.

We are responsible for developing innovative methods, models and algorithms to ensure the supply of high-quality and diverse data for both SFT and Pretraining of LLM/VLM.

Responsibilities:

Design and develop data collection pipelines to gather and preprocess diverse datasets from various sources.
Design and develop data processing pipelines, including data labeling, data filtering, data cleaning, data visualization, data auditing, etc.
Implement machine learning models to improve the quality and diversity of data.
Develop machine learning models and algorithms to detect the issues of the current moderation system and also the TikTok ecosystem.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

Major in computer science, or any other related technical discipline;
Strong proficiency in building largescale data processing pipelines, familiar with distributed workload (e.g., multiprocessing).
Proficiency in at least one programming language commonly used in machine learning, such as Python and ability to write clean, maintainable code.
Proficiency in at least one deep learning framework, such as PyTorch.
At least 3 years of experience in at least one of the following areas: machine learning, pattern recognition, NLP, data mining, multimodality, LLM.

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.

Job Information
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $ $240000 annually.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life.

We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match.

As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

Our time off and leave plans are: 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 as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.