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TikTok · 2 months ago

Tech Lead Manager - E-commerce Live Streaming & Traffic Ecosystem, Global E-commerce Content Recommendation

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$198K/yr - $416K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Tech Lead Manager to enhance their E-commerce live streaming and traffic ecosystem. The role involves developing algorithms and machine learning techniques to improve user engagement and satisfaction in E-commerce video/live-streaming recommendations.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Define and optimize the long-term value system for e-commerce live streaming by balancing short-term conversion with long-term retention and user experience

Build user experience health models to guide traffic allocation toward high-quality, high-value content

Develop negative interest and fatigue modeling mechanisms to identify user disinterest, content saturation, and exposure fatigue across multiple scenarios (live, short video, shelf)

Design dynamic decay and penalty mechanisms to personalize fatigue modeling and improve content diversity

Model topic-level user affinity and long-term engagement through multi-task learning and long-term value optimization, promoting sustainable creator–user relationships

Establish ecosystem health indices and data-driven governance loops for continuous optimization of traffic and supply dynamics

Lead core ecosystem and user experience projects from problem definition to algorithm deployment and performance evaluation, collaborating closely with product, strategy, and operations teams

Qualification

Recommendation systemsTensorFlowPyTorchUser behavior analysisData analysisProject leadershipCross-functional alignmentLong-term modelingMulti-objective learningReinforcement learningLifelong engagement

Required

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related fields

Strong foundation in recommendation systems, with expertise in Ranking, Matching, Long-term Modeling, Multi-objective Learning, User Fatigue Modeling, Reinforcement Learning, or Lifelong Engagement

Proficient in TensorFlow or PyTorch, with experience designing complex ranking or value optimization strategies

Deep understanding of content commerce, live streaming ecosystems, and user behavior patterns

Strong analytical and data sense with the ability to design metrics, conduct experiments, and perform attribution analysis

Proven experience leading projects or teams, driving cross-functional alignment and end-to-end execution

Benefits

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

Glassdoor3.4

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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