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(General Hire) Research Scientist Graduate (TikTok Recommendation) - 2027 Start

San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026

Education
Bachelor's/Master's degree in computer science or a related discipline.

About the job

Build and optimize end-to-end machine-learning recommendation systems to improve user experience, content ecosystem, platform security, and product growth.

What you'll do

  • Build recommendation systems and improve recommendation performance by optimizing algorithms and infrastructure.
  • Deliver end-to-end machine-learning solutions for product challenges.
  • Collaborate across functions to design product strategies and solutions for important markets.

What they ask for

  • Completing or recently completed a Bachelor's/Master's degree in computer science or a related discipline.
  • Proficient coding skills and strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures using C++, Python, or another programming language.
  • Experience in machine learning and familiarity with at least one deep-learning framework.
  • Experience in one or more of NLP, CV, recommender systems, or machine learning; effective communication and teamwork skills.

Nice to have

  • Published papers at accredited academic conferences.
  • Awards in algorithm or machine-learning competitions such as ACM or Kaggle.

Tools

C++, Python, PyTorch, Tensorflow

AI focus

Develop and optimize machine-learning recommendation systems and related algorithms and infrastructure.

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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)