Tech Lead Machine Learning Engineer - TikTok Search Business

About TikTok
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 products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, 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 users we serve. Join us.

Our team is responsible for providing TikTok search users with first-class search experience by building a strong and robust infrastructure and platform to support product fast iteration and key feature development. In our team, you'll have the opportunity to take part in developing the key features on TikTok Search, understand how TikTok Search could be evolved to be a multi-billion-user product and first-handed experience how user request varies on this giant from time to time. We also build a search inspiration recommendation system for creators, providing them with insights based on real users' search queries. This key capability enriches both the quality and quantity of TikTok's search content ecology and enhances users' search experiences. We promote a culture of self-driven innovation, intellectual curiosity, openness, and problem-solving.

Responsibilities
• Support business development of TikTok Search, provide the best search experience for TikTok users and further enable content growth.
• Leverage modern machine learning, LLM and recommendation/search/ads experience to improve search products.
• Build search inspiration recommendation system, and develop algorithms to improve recommendation quality.
• Lead strategy work, partner with cross function teams and mentor team members.Minimum Qualifications
• Hands-on experience of leading the development of one or more 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.

Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor'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 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