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TikTok · 13 hours ago

Engineer Graduate: (Machine Learning Engineer - Local Services Search) - 2026 Start (PhD)

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$137K/yr - $259K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to enhance local services by improving user discovery of hospitality, dining, and leisure experiences. The role involves leveraging large-scale machine learning to refine search and recommendation systems for billions of users.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Support the local video service business to enhance user discovery of life services such as hospitality, dining, and leisure

Improve the search experience in local services and promote ecosystem growth

Utilize large-scale machine learning techniques in search and recommendation scenarios with billions of users to: Improve user shopping experiences & Enhance conversion efficiency

Design and implement local services search algorithms across the full stack, including: Query analysis, relevance, recall, coarse ranking, fine ranking, and blended ranking. Personalized behavior modeling for relevance computation. CTR (Click-Through Rate) prediction, CVR (Conversion Rate) prediction. Vector recall and value blending

Qualification

Machine LearningDeep LearningNatural Language ProcessingCoding SkillsLinux DevelopmentAnalytical SkillsPersonalizationSearch AlgorithmsRecommendation AlgorithmsProblem-Solving Skills

Required

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong foundation in machine learning and deep learning, with experience in: NLP (Natural Language Processing)

Personalization

Exceptional coding skills with solid knowledge of data structures and algorithms

Proficiency in Linux development environments

Preferred

Prior experience in search, recommendation, or advertisement algorithms

Familiarity with local life services and e-commerce businesses

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

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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