TikTok

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, TikTok BRIC Access Safety

TikTok$244K — $450K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proficient in Python, SQL, Hive, Spark, and Linux for engineering tasks.
  • Strong foundation in machine learning, including experience with deep neural networks and reinforcement learning.
  • Ability to analyze data critically and communicate findings in a results-driven manner.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, statistics, or another related field with a significant focus on machine learning.
  • Three years of experience in a software development environment with applicable field experience.
  • Experience in developing detection mechanisms against bot traffic and large-scale abuse.

Responsibilities

  • Build machine learning solutions to combat automated traffic targeting TikTok products.
  • Analyze data from client-side security SDKs and user behaviors to identify anomalies.
  • Enhance modeling infrastructures and algorithms for improved automation and robustness.
  • Reduce operational burdens on risk management and facilitate new product integrations.
  • Elevate machine learning practices related to privacy, interpretability, and risk assessment.

Benefits

  • Immediate access to medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) with company matching contributions.
  • Generous paid parental leave, sick days, and personal time.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Life insurance and wellbeing programs.
  • Ten paid holidays each year.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

The TikTok-BRIC-Access Safety team is missioned to protect the TikTok platform and users from malicious automation, fake traffic, and compromised devices. We ensure all inbound traffic and device identities remain authentic and abuse-resistant. In this team you'll have a unique opportunity to have first-hand exposure to the strategy of the company in key security initiatives. You'll be part of a team that's developing novel solutions to first-seen challenges of a non-stop evolution of a phenomenal product eco-system. Responsibilities - Build machine learning solutions to respond to and mitigate automated traffic to TikTok products/platforms. Such solutions include but are not limited to analyzing data collected by client-side security SDKs, anomalies in client environments and user behaviour. - Improve modeling infrastructures, labels, features and algorithms towards robustness, automation and generalization, reduce modeling and operational load on risk adversaries and new product/risk ramping-ups. - Uplevel risk machine learning excellence on privacy/compliance, interpretability, risk perception and analysis.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s): - Solid engineering skills. Proficiency in Python, SQL, Hive, Spark, Linux. - Strong machine learning background. Proficiency or publications in modern machine learning theories and applications such as deep neural nets, transfer/multi-task learning, reinforcement learning, time series or graph unsupervised learning. - Ability to think critically, objectively, rationally. Reason and communicate in a result-oriented, data-driven manner. Preferred Qualification(s): - Bachelors or above degree in computer science, statistics, or other relevant, machine-learning-heavy majors. - 3 years of industry experience in a software development environment. - Experience in building detection and defense for Bot/large abusive traffic.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency]Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $244800 - $450000 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.

About TikTok

TikTok is a social media app that allows users to create and share short videos. The app was launched in 2016 by Chinese tech company ByteDance. TikTok has become one of the most popular social media apps in the world, with over 1 billion active users. The app has been downloaded over 2 billion times worldwide. TikTok has faced controversy over its data privacy practices and its potential ties to the Chinese government. In 2020, the app faced a potential ban in the United States, but a deal was reached with Oracle and Walmart to create a new company called TikTok Global.
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1,750 employees
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Founded
2012

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