Responsibilities
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 platform is built to help imagination thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible. Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, 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 communities we serve. Team Introduction AIGC Support within Data Cycling Centre (DCC) provides applied science support to MLEs, PMs and other partner stakeholders to monitor, assess and improve the data annotation quality of video captioning, image captioning, and various other ML modeling tasks in an effort to improve proprietary GenAI models and improve ROI of existing annotations operations that involve vendors and crowdsources. We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2025. Internships at TikTok aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Turn your ambitions into reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at TikTok. Internships at TikTok aim to provide students with hands-on experience in developing fundamental skills and exploring potential career paths. A vibrant blend of social events and enriching development workshops will be available for you to explore. Here, you will utilize your knowledge in real-world scenarios while laying a strong foundation for personal and professional growth. This Internship Program runs for 12 weeks beginning in May/June 2025. Successful candidates must be able to commit to one of the following summer internship start dates below: Monday, May 12 Monday, May 19 Tuesday May 27 (Memorial Day May 26) Monday, June 9 Monday, June 23 We will prioritize candidates who are able to commit to these start dates. Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date). 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 - Lead BI efforts that show daily monitoring of key metrics around annotation quality. - Author and improve existing ml pipelines for scalable and low latency execution. - Improve existing models within the team such as predictive models for estimating average handling time for annotations, etc. - Work with Data Solutions team and MLEs to examine annotations produced by various GenAI models being experimented and propose suggestions by utilising techniques from NLP, statistics, Computer Vision (CV), etc. - Support applied scientists in their efforts to build AI powered solutions for subjective annotation programme as a whole. - Expand existing or author new SQL and Python scripts designed for testing modules built by applied scientists on the team in order accommodate new requirements. - Contribute to automation efforts within the team by learning and applying MLOps technology for data ingestion, documents parsing, processing unstructured data, etc. - Have certain Data Analysis ability, use SQL to fetch data, analyze, and build simple Data Dashboards, and be proficient in commonly used work software. - Learn and apply existing GenAI LLMOps tools and technology such as LangSmith, etc.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification - Pursuing Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Data Engineering, Machine Learning, Statistics or other relevant majors. - Some knowledge of common NLP architectures and models, i.e. Transformers and its variants for sequence modeling such as BERT, S-BERT, T5, GPT, etc. - Some knowledge and familiarity with Foundation Models. - Familiarity with utilizing pre-trained models for in-depth text analyses, processing and evaluation - Python Proficiency: Possesses intermediate-to-advanced skills in Python programming, showcasing the ability to develop and implement robust data science solutions. - SQL and Data Modeling Expertise: Demonstrates intermediate-to-advanced proficiency in SQL, databases, and general data modeling, ensuring structured, efficient, and scalable data management, and leveraging data to inform strategic decision-making. Preferred Qualifications - Hands on project experience involving LLMs, ML, etc. - Experience using one of the industry wide ML platforms such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc. 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 https://shorturl.at/cdpT2
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern
The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $35- $35.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year).
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. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.