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Machine Learning Engineer (Search Recommendation - E-commerce), TikTok Search

TikTok

Skills

Required

  • algorithms
  • coding

Preferred

  • machine learning
  • Search
  • E-commerce
  • ACM-ICPC medals
  • user experience
  • NLP
  • enhancing user search and

About TikTok

  • The Search Growth E-commerce team is at the forefront of developing the search recommendation algorithm for TikTok's rapidly expanding global e-commerce enterprise.
  • Utilizing cutting-edge machine learning technology, advanced NLP, CV, recommendation, and multi-modal technology, we're shaping a pioneering engine within the industry.
  • Our objective is to deliver the ultimate e-commerce search experience to over 1 billion active TikTok users worldwide.

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.

Requirements

  • 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.

Preferred

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

3+ years of machine learning experience

  • 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.