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Machine Learning Engineer, Search Recommendation

San Jose, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-28

Core

Developing and optimizing search recommendation algorithms for TikTok's global e-commerce platform to serve over 1 billion users.

Role type

Senior IC machine learning engineer (search recommendation)

Builds

End-to-end search recommendation engine for TikTok Mall

Domain

E-commerce, Search, Multi-modal AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Hyperscale machine learning, NLP, Computer Vision, Recommendation systems, Data structures and algorithms, Analysis and modeling

Preferred skills

Short text recommendation, Multi-modal technology

Technologies

NLP, CV, Recommendation systems

Responsibilities

Enhance search recommendation services and models to drive search traffic; Optimize recommender system across recall, first-stage ranking, and final-stage ranking; Explore limits of short text and general recommendation technology.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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