Senior Research Scientist, Core Feed Recommendation - Dedup

Senior Research Scientist, Tik Tok Core Feed Recommendation - Dedup

Location:

San Jose

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code: A143617

About the Team Our team pushes the boundaries of cutting-edge research and innovation in areas critical to Tik Tok's present and future. We drive key products and services while tackling large-scale technical challenges across the organization. With world-class researchers and engineers, we're also committed to academic collaboration with publishing at top conferences, giving talks, and mentoring the next generation of talent.

Join us if you're passionate about advancing the field, solving real-world problems, and shaping the future of Tik Tok through creativity and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cutting-edge research in the fields of computer vision and machine learning
• Ensure successful technology transfers to Tik Tok's products
• Incubate new products with computer vision and machine learning technologies

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field.
• A minimum of 3 years of industry or academic research experience after obtaining a PhD.
• Research experience in one or more of the following areas: image/video search, image/video classification and understanding, object detection, segmentation, tracking, scene understanding, facial analysis, pose and gesture recognition, or 3D vision.
• Strong skills in algorithms and programming.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Award-winning experience in competitive programming (e.g., ACM ICPC, IOI/NOI, Top Coder, or Kaggle).
• Proven track record of publishing in top-tier computer vision or AI conferences (e.g., CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICML, etc.).

For Pay Transparency Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $212800 - $387600 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.

About Tik Tok

Tik Tok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At Tik Tok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. Tik Tok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of Tik Tok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users.

When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

Tik Tok 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 Tik Tok, 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.

Tik Tok Accommodation

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