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Machine Learning Engineer/ Applied Data Scientist, E-Commerce Risk Control - USDS

Location:

Mountain View

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A16976

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Responsibilities

About the team The E-Commerce Risk Control team works to minimize the damage of inauthentic behaviors on Tiktok E-Commerce platforms, covering multiple classical and novel business risk areas such as account integrity, incentive abuse, malicious behaviors, brushing, click-farm, information leakage, etc. In this team you'll have a unique opportunity to have first-hand exposure to the strategy of the company in key security initiatives, especially in building scalable and robust, intelligent and privacy-safe, secure and product-friendly systems and solutions. Our challenges are not some regular day-to-day technical puzzles -- 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. The work needs to be fast, transferable, while still down to the ground to make quick and solid differences. Responsibilities: - Build machine learning solutions to respond to and mitigate business risks in Tiktok products/platforms. Such risks include and are not limited to abusive account integrity, scalper, deal-hunter, malicious activities, brushing, click-farm, information leakage etc. - 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. - Up-level risk machine learning excellence on privacy/compliance, interoperability, risk perception and analysis. - Up-level risk machine learning excellence in privacy/compliance, interpretability, risk perception and analysis. - Build fraud detection, anomaly detection, and risk-scoring models using supervised, unsupervised, and deep learning techniques. - Apply graph-based models for detecting fraud networks In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.


Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications - Master degrees in Computer science, Mathematics, Machine Learning, or other relevant STEM majors (e.g. finance if applying for financial fraud roles). - Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language - 3+ years of hands on experience in building and delivering machine learning models for large-scale projects. - Track record of developing and implementing models and visualizations using programming and scripting (Scala, Python, R, Ruby, and/or Matlab). - Strong understanding of anomaly detection, predictive modeling, and Bayesian inference. - Experience with real-time ML systems, feature engineering, and risk scoring models. - Experience using various forecasting, machine learning and statistical tools and communicating results, plans and/or risks clearly. - Ability to think critically, objectively, rationally. Reason and communicate in result-oriented, data-driven manner. High autonomy. Preferred Qualifications: - A PhD in CS, Machine Learning, Statistics, Operations Research, or relevant field - 4+ years of industry experience in predictive modeling and analysis - Experience collaborating with product, operations and engineering teams is a plus. - Excellent analytical and communication skills and ability to influence stakeholders. - Experience in e-commerce / online companies in fraud / risk control functions - Knowledge of explainable AI (XAI) techniques (SHAP, LIME)


Job Information

About USDS

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.

Data Security Statement

This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information. As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

USDS Reasonable Accommodation

USDS 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://tinyurl.com/USDS-RA

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