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Machine Learning Engineer Intern (Foundation Model Applications) - 2024 Off-Cycle (PHD)

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TikTok

Jan 25

Applications are closed

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Data
  • San Jose

Requirements

  • Currently pursuing PHD degree
  • Graduating December 2024 onwards with the intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship
  • Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2024
  • Hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Recommender Systems, Data Mining, Natural Language Processing, or Computer Vision
  • Strong programming skills in Python and/or C/C++, and a deep understanding of data structures and algorithms
  • Familiar with architecture and implementation of at least one mainstream machine learning programming framework (TensorFlow/PyTorch/MXNet)
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills, and a passion for learning new techniques and tackling challenging problems.
  • Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Prior research/industry experience with deploying, prompting, and fine-tuning foundation models
  • Prior research/industry experience with applied machine learning, or large-scale recommendation systems
  • Publications at major AI-related conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AAAI, IJCAI, ACL, NAACL, EMNLP, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, KDD, ICDM, SDM, RecSys, or simply on arXiv but with large impact
  • Strong track record in AI-related competitions, or participation in public/open-source AI-related projects of high visibility
  • A strong passion for First Principles Thinking

Responsibilities

  • Understand and optimize TikTok's industry-leading recommendation system
  • Deploy, prompt, and fine-tune cutting-edge foundation models
  • Apply foundation models to enhance TikTok's recommendation system and product offerings, improving the experience of billion-scale consumers and creators
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, data scientists, and product engineers, to form and solve problems, refine machine learning algorithms, and communicate results
  • Regularly run A/B tests, perform analyses, and iterate algorithms based on results
  • Work with infrastructure teams on improving the efficiency and stability of machine learning systems

TikTok

Entertainment & Media
Industry
10,001+
Employees
2017
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

TikTok is a social media platform where users create and share short videos on various topics, including entertainment, education, and lifestyle. Their ultimate goal is to inspire creativity and bring joy to people's lives through engaging and entertaining content. TikTok's purpose is to provide a platform for self-expression and connection, fostering a global community where individuals can express themselves authentically and connect with others who share similar interests and passions.