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Machine Learning Intern (Push Notification-TikTok Recommendation) - 2024 Summer (BS/MS) - San Jose

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TikTok

Mar 15

Applications are closed

  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Data
  • San Jose

Requirements

  • BS/MS degree or equivalent work experience required
  • Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2024
  • Graduating December 2024 onwards with the intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship
  • Strong coding skills with a solid foundation in data structures and algorithms.
  • Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • Strong ability to analyze and solve problems, passionate about addressing challenging issues.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills
  • Prior experience in push & recommendation systems, search engines

Responsibilities

  • Optimize push notification timing strategies and models, enhancing the system's time and frequency selection capabilities using Reinforcement Learning, Deep Time-Series models, etc., to improve user experience and relevant metrics.
  • Apply mainstream and cutting-edge machine learning models, such as DeepFM, Uplift model, Deep Retrieval, DIN, etc., for the optimization of recall, pre-ranking, ranking models. This includes optimizing model structure, feature engineering, and model performance.
  • Build industry-leading push systems, including strategies, models based on massive data, better user interest modeling and enhance user experience.
  • Support several vertical businesses, such as social push, live-stream push, trending push, etc., collaborating with product and operations teams to develop push notification strategies and enhance the contribution of push notifications to different vertical businesses.
  • Optimize push content creativity, including auto-generation and optimal selection of copy, images, and other elements.

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.