Research Scientist

Full Time
San Jose, CA
$136,800 - $280,000 a year
Posted Just posted
Job description
Responsibilities
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.

About the team
As an important part behind ByteDance, our team was established to help realize our company vision, building a global platform for creation and communication. We are doing the world-class work in machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, speech and audio, knowledge and data mining, and transferring our work into ByteDance which are used by hundreds of millions of users around the world. As a vital AI infrastructure for the company, our machine learning system integrates our most up-to-date R&D results in AI algorithms and systems. Come and join us, you will get the chance of building large-scale machine learning systems, and working with the best AI system and algorithm researchers and engineers.

  • Research and develop our machine learning systems, including heterogeneous computing architecture, management, and monitoring
  • Deploy the machine learning systems, distributed task scheduling, machine learning training, and machine learning inference
  • Manage cross-layer optimization of system and AI algorithms and hardware for machine learning (GPU, FPGA, ASIC)
Qualifications
  • Master distributed and parallel computing principles; know the recent advances in computing, storage, networking, and hardware technologies
  • Familiar with machine learning algorithms and platform
  • Know how GPU, FPGA, ASIC works
  • Master at least one or two programming languages in Linux environment: C/C++, Go, Python
  • The following experiences are a plus:
  • GPU based high-performance computing, RDMA high-performance network
  • Tensorflow, Caffe, MxNet, PyTorch or other deep learning frameworks
  • Large scale data processing and parallel computing
  • Experiences in designing and operating large scale systems in cloud computing or machine learning
TikTok 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 TikTok, 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.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at joy.miao@tiktok.com.
Job Information
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136800 - $280000 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.



At ByteDance/TikTok our benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support ByteDancers to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:



We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.



Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off(PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.



We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

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