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TikTok · 1 week ago

Tech Lead, Senior Machine Learning Engineer

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$224K/yr - $410K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Elevate search recommendation services and models for TikTok E-commerce, driving heightened e-commerce search traffic on both TikTok and TikTok Mall, while enhancing user search and purchasing cognition.

Optimize the recommender system, focusing on hyperscale machine learning models. This involves diverse tasks spanning recall/first-stage ranking to final-stage ranking within the end-to-end workflow.

Push the boundaries of short text and general recommendation technology, with a specific emphasis on the interaction between recommendation and NLP technology.

Provide guidance and mentorship to fellow teammates.

Qualification

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Coding SkillsData StructuresAlgorithmsModelingPublication RecordsACM-ICPC MedalsProblem-SolvingMachine LearningRecommendation SystemsAdvertisementE-commerceUser Experience

Required

Bachelor or advanced degree in computer science or a related technical discipline.

Excellent coding skills. Solid knowledge of data structure and algorithms.

Excellent in analysis, modeling and problem-solving, and can see the essence of problems from complex data.

Publication records in top journals or conferences will be a plus. Experience winning ACM-ICPC medals will be a plus.

Preferred

5+ years of work experience in machine learning. Good product sense with a focus on user experience.

Domain knowledge or working experience in any of these areas: modern Recommendation, Search, Advertisement, E-commerce.

Benefits

100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance

75% premium coverage for dependents

Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match

Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans

Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options

10 paid holidays per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO)

10 paid sick days per year

12 weeks of paid Parental leave

8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability

Mental and emotional health benefits through EAP and Lyra

401K company match

Gym and cellphone service reimbursements

Company

TikTok

Glassdoor

3.4

TikTok is a short-video sharing app and social network platform that develops a lip-syncing video application to create videos. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10,001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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