TikTok
Posted 135 days agoVerified live 1d ago
Machine Learning Engineer - TikTok-Data-Search-Basic Ranking
Brief overview
San JoseIn-person
UndergradOr in progress
$156k–$317k/yrStated range
1,996 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
230 green cardsCertified filings
NLPComputer Vision (CV)Machine learningSearch engine algorithmsRecommender systemsDistributed systemsUser behavior modelingVideo understandingContent matchingAlgorithm designData structuresCoding proficiency
About the company
TikToktiktok.com
TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.
Visa sponsorship history
4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026H-1B dependent
Data powered by U.S. Department of Labor. This does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.1,996H-1B approved
98%approval rate
810new H-1B hires
230PERM certified
$200,900median wage / yr
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Job description
Summary
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to develop and apply cutting edge machine learning technologies in real-time large-scale systems. This role involves improving the search core algorithm, user behavior modeling, and video understanding to enhance the search experience for users.
Responsibilities
- Participate in the improvement of the search core algorithm, possible directions include:
- Content understanding/matching: Applying the industry's cutting-edge NLP and CV technology to match the most relevant videos for each search query, and continuously improve the relevance of TikTok search
- User Behavior Modeling: solving the recommendation problem in search, let TikTok search increase the ability of personalization on the basis of "relevant", and understand users better
- Video understanding: comprehensive use of NLP, CV, and other technologies for better video understanding from the perspective of the video itself and social network, improve the authority, credibility, and usefulness of search results
Skills
- Bachelor or advanced degree in computer science or a related technical discipline
- Effective communication and teamwork skills
- Proficient coding skills and strong algorithm & data structure basis
- Experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred: NLP, Ranking, Ads, search engine, recommender system, distributed system, and machine learning
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Bachelor or advanced degree in computer science or a related technical discipline
- Effective communication and teamwork skills
- Proficient coding skills and strong algorithm & data structure basis
Nice to Haves
- Experience in one or more of the following areas is preferred: NLP, Ranking, Ads, search engine, recommender system, distributed system, and machine learning
Benefits
- Additional discretionary bonuses/incentives
- Restricted stock units
- 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)
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