Tech Lead Machine Learning Engineer - TikTok Content Ecology

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.

TikTok Content Ecology Algorithm Team leverages multimodal, LLM/MLLM, NLP & CV, and recommendation technologies to provide platform-level algorithmic capabilities for various business lines, including local services, search, main architecture, PGC (Professionally Generated Content), and UG (User Growth).
Our work spans short video content understanding, global trending event detection, intelligent customer service, and inspiration recommendation.
There are over a hundred languages here, presenting multilingual challenges for NLP/LLM technologies.
With a vast amount of short video content, MLLM and multimodal technologies have more application scenarios. The platform has a large user base, with hundreds of millions of creators, providing rich application scenarios for inspiration recommendation technologies.
All business lines are in a period of rapid growth, with overall DAU and revenue increasing rapidly, offering vast development opportunities.
Welcome to join us！

Responsibilities:
- As the Tech Lead, responsible for leading the implementation of content ecology algorithm projects across various business lines.
- Ensuring optimal technology selection, and considering NLP, CV, multimodal, LLM, search and recommendation technologies for different projects.
- Collaborate and communicate with multiple cross-functional teams to drive project progress.
- Consider localization deployment solutions and maintain close collaboration with local teams.Minimum Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience of leading the development of one or more NLP, LLM, Search, Recommendation, Ads, and large-scale distributed systems.
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages, including Python, C/C++.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 5 years of machine learning related industry experience
- Deep understanding of modern NLP/CV/LLM/Search/Recommendation/Ads and machine learning systems. Ability to apply machine learning algorithms to real business products and drive business growth.
- Ability to partner closely with teams within the organization and with customers to execute on the vision for the long-term success of our product teams.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2