Machine Learning Engineer - TikTok Search Business

$145,000 - $250,000/Yr

Tiktok - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Jose, CA

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About the position

The position at TikTok involves enhancing the search experience for users by developing robust infrastructure and key features for TikTok Search. The role focuses on leveraging machine learning and recommendation systems to improve search products and support business growth. The team promotes a culture of innovation and problem-solving, aiming to evolve TikTok Search into a multi-billion-user product while enriching the content ecology and enhancing user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Support business development of TikTok Search and provide the best search experience for users.
• Leverage modern machine learning, LLM, and recommendation/search/ads experience to improve search products.
• Build a search inspiration recommendation system and develop algorithms to improve recommendation quality.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience leading the development of Search, Recommendation, Ads, NLP, LLM, and large-scale distributed systems.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, including Python, C/C++, Golang, Java, or Scala.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 2 years of machine learning related industry experience.
• Experience in search/recommendation/ads and machine learning systems.
• Ability to apply machine learning algorithms to real business products and drive business growth.
• Enthusiastic about building a product from scratch or iterating on a product.

Benefits

• 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance
• Approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with 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