Research Intern, Machine Learning Engineer Intern (Global Recommendation) – 2023 Summer (PhD)

Founded in 2012, ByteDance’s mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Helo, and Resso, as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join Us

At ByteDance, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire – for you, for us, and for millions of users across all of our products. 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 ByteDance.

Team Introduction

The mission of our Applied Machine learning (AML) team is to push next-generation machine learning algorithms and platform for the recommendation system, ads ranking and search ranking in our company. We also drive substantial impact for core businesses of the company. Currently we are looking for Research Interns to join our team to support and advance that mission.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2023. Internships at ByteDance aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Turn your ambitions into reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at ByteDance.

Successful Candidates Must Be Able To Commit To One Of The Following Summer Internship Cycles Below

This Internship Program runs for 12 weeks beginning in May/June 2023.

• May 22, 2023 to August 11, 2023
• May 29, 2023 to August 18, 2023
• June 12, 2023 to September 1, 2023

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).

Application deadline: February 15th, 2023

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 ByteDance and its affiliates’ jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis – we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities

This internship provides students the opportunity to join one of our Research team where you will have the opportunity to:

• Improve core recommendation algorithm.
• Conduct cutting-edge research in recommendation related problems, and apply the technology to different business scenarios.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2023
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
• Published papers at top conferences like ICML, NIPS, ICLR, RecSys and KDD.
• Familiar with at least one of the mainstream deep learning frameworks, like TensorFlow, Caffe or MXNet; familiar with their underlying frameworks and implementation mechanisms.
• Familiar with deep learning algorithms like CNN/RNN/LSTM/VAE.
• Able to solve problems independently, good teamwork and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduating December 2023 onwards with intent to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship.
• Familiar with the parallelization of sparse FTRL, FFM, and deep models on large-scale coefficient data.
• Demonstrated software engineering experience from previous internship, work experience, coding competitions, or publications
• High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected].

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