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TikTok · 15 hours ago

Machine Learning Scientist Graduate - Global E-commerce Content Recommendation - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

$113K/yr - $178K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Machine Learning Scientist Graduate to join their Global E-commerce Content Recommendation team. The role involves developing and deploying machine learning models to enhance personalized e-commerce recommendations, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and evaluating model performance to improve user experience.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop and deploy ML models to power personalized e-commerce recommendations

Collaborate cross-functionally with product, infra, and data teams to translate business goals into technical solutions

Evaluate model performance in both offline and online (A/B) testing to drive user experience and GMV

Focused on scaling, robustness, and production-quality deployment

Qualification

PythonDeep learning frameworksRecommendation systemsLarge-scale data analysisReal-time ML systemsE-commerce backgroundProblem-solving skillsHigh sense of ownership

Required

Final year or recent graduate with a background in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Proficient coding skills in Python and hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch

Demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous research and analyze large-scale data

Strong problem-solving skills and a high sense of ownership

Preferred

Publications in top-tier ML/AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, SIGIR, KDD, CVPR, RecSys)

Experience with recommendation systems, retrieval models, or multi-modal learning

Familiarity with building and deploying real-time, scalable ML systems in production

Background in e-commerce or related applied AI research domains

Benefits

Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance

A 401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)

Company

TikTok

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TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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