Ad Delivery Algorithm Engineer-Game

ByteDance; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance, a global technology leader, is seeking a data/ML-focused engineer within the Nuverse gaming unit. You will work on improving models across recall, ranking, and advertising to optimize user experience and monetization capabilities for overseas game services.

The role requires strong foundations in data structures, statistics and probability, and proficiency in Python/C++/Go with experience in ML frameworks. Prior work with ad/recommendation models is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in data structures, statistics and probability.
• Excellent coding ability; Python/C++/Go proficiency preferred.
• Solid ML/deep learning theory; proficient in at least one mainstream framework.
• Good product sense; prioritize product impact.
• Experience with deep learning models in advertising and recommendations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Improve models and strategies across recall, coarse/fine/mixed ranking to optimize user experience.
• Advance deep conversion models and improve predictions for LTV, payment rate, and retention.
• Enhance advertising models (targeting, bidding, mechanics) to balance user experience with monetization.

Skills

Data structures

Statistics

Probability

Coding ability

Python

C++

Go

Machine learning frameworks

Product awareness

Ad/recommendation ML experience

Job description

About Bytedance

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join Us

Creation is the core of ByteDance'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 ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve.

Join us.

About the Team

Nuverse is a gaming business unit in ByteDance. The Game Technology team is playing a significant role in the whole life cycle of the game. We are responsible for the development, testing, operation, SRE, and quality assurance of the user and operating system, and give strong support for game developing and publishing. Providing comprehensive and systematical solutions, support the good operation and commercialization of the game. Responsible for the design and implementation of the deployment architecture of the game's overseas game business, and ensuring the good operation of online services.

Job Description

• Be familiar with the improvement of models and strategies in various stages such as recall, coarse ranking, fine ranking, and mixed ranking in recommendation to optimize the customer experience.
• Use the most advanced means in the industry to continuously optimize the deep conversion model and extremely improve the prediction accuracy of LTV, payment rate, and retention rate.
• Be familiar with the improvement of models and strategies in multiple stages such as targeting, bidding, and mechanism in advertising. While optimizing the customer experience, improve the efficiency of commercial monetization.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Have a good foundation in data structure, mathematical statistics, probability theory, etc.; have excellent coding ability, and be proficient in Python/C++/Go is better.
• Have a solid theoretical foundation in machine learning/deep learning, and be proficient in at least one mainstream deep learning programming framework.
• Have a good product awareness and be willing to take the product effect as the most important driving factor for work.
• Candidates with experience in deep learning models in advertising and recommendation business are preferred, and those with bidding product and algorithm experience are preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the gaming industry or managing platform-type internet products will be an advantage.

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.