Machine Learning Engineer Intern, Data Trust & Safety

TikTok

To inspire creativity and bring joy. We inform, entertain and inspire people across borders, cultures, and languages.

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. TikTok has become a marketplace for ideas around the globe, transcending boundaries to create a diverse hub of content.

Responsibilities

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

Why Join Us Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, 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 users we serve. Join us.

Team Introduction Building a world where people can safely discover, create and connect. The Trust & Safety (T&S) team at TikTok helps ensure that our global online community is safe and empowered to create and enjoy content across all of our applications. We have invested heavily in human and machine-based moderation to remove harmful content quickly and often before it reaches our general community.

Internships at TikTok aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Watch your ambitions become reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at TikTok.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities 1. Build industry-leading content safety systems for TikTok; 2. Develop highly-scalable classifiers, tools, models and algorithms leveraging cutting-edge machine learning, computer vision and data mining technologies; 3. Understand product objectives and improve trust and safety strategy and model's performance; 4. Work with cross-functional teams to protect TikTok globally. Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: - Undergraduate, or Postgraduate who is currently pursuing a degree/master in computer science or a related technical discipline; - Solid experience in at least one of the following areas: machine learning, pattern recognition, NLP, data mining, or computer vision - Experience in recommendation, search, advertising, or other related projects;

Preferred Qualifications: - Published papers in the top AI conferences or journals is a plus, including KDD, IJCAI, WWW, WSDM, ICML, NeurIPS, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, ACL, etc.; - Competition experience in machine learning, data mining, CV, NLP, etc.; - Good understanding of data structures and algorithms; - Passion for techniques and solving challenging problems.

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  Testing and QA

  Ensure high quality work by testing code meets the requirements

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  Backend application development

  Develop, test, and maintain software applications

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  Frontend Application Development

  Develop, test, and maintain the user-side elements of a website or app

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  Collaboration

  Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals

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  Numerical problem solving

  Works with numerical information and performs mathematical calculations to solve problems

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  Attention to detail

  Accurately identifies and rectifies discrepancies or errors that exists in information and deliverables