Machine Learning Engineer, Search Recommendation

TikTok
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningExperience: 3+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Product sense","Analysis","Modeling","Problem-solving"]

Build and improve TikTok’s search recommendation engine for a fast-growing e-commerce experience. You’ll enhance recommendation services and models to increase search traffic on TikTok and TikTok Mall while improving users’ search understanding. Optimize end-to-end recommender system performance with hyperscale ML—from recall/first-stage ranking to final-stage ranking—and explore short-text and general recommendation grounded in NLP interactions.

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TikTok
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1 month ago

Machine Learning Engineer, Search Recommendation

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Job Summary

Build and improve TikTok’s search recommendation engine for a fast-growing e-commerce experience. You’ll enhance recommendation services and models to increase search traffic on TikTok and TikTok Mall while improving users’ search understanding. Optimize end-to-end recommender system performance with hyperscale ML—from recall/first-stage ranking to final-stage ranking—and explore short-text and general recommendation grounded in NLP interactions.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Enhance TikTok search recommendation services and models to drive more search traffic on TikTok and TikTok Mall.
  • •Improve users’ search understanding through better recommendation quality.
  • •Optimize recommender system performance using hyperscale ML across the end-to-end workflow, from recall/first-stage ranking to final-stage ranking.
  • •Explore the upper limits of short-text recommendation and general recommendation technology.
  • •Study and develop approaches at the intersection of recommendation systems and NLP technology.

Key Requirements

  • •3+ years of work experience in machine learning.
  • •Bachelor’s or advanced degree in computer science or a related technical discipline.
  • •Excellent coding skills with solid knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
  • •Excellent analysis, modeling, and problem-solving skills.
  • •Strong product sense focused on user experience.
Experience:3+ yearsMachine learningE-commerceSearchRecommendation
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Product senseAnalysisModelingProblem-solving
Tech Stack:Machine learningNLPComputer visionRecommendation systemsMultimodalHyperscale ML

Company Brief

TikTok
Short-form video platform that lets users create, share, and discover entertainment content through algorithmic recommendations. It also offers advertising and creator tools for brands, influencers, and businesses.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2016
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