Backend Applied Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (AML Efficiency Tool) - 2027 Start

United States Digital Space LLC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance's Applied Machine Learning (AML) team develops and runs massively distributed recommendation systems worldwide. You will sharpen skills in coding, performance analysis, and large-scale system operation while influencing capacity decisions across engineering workflows.

As a graduate, you will explore bold ideas and tackle complex challenges, with onboarding deadlines and opportunities to grow in a rapidly expanding tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's in computing or related field.
• Proficient in Python/Golang/C++, with solid coding skills.
• Experience with storage/middleware such as MySQL, Redis, MQ.
• Familiar with Python frameworks (Flask, Celery, Django, Tornado, NumPy) or Go frameworks (Beego, Gin, Gorm, Sarama, gRPC-Go).
• Understanding of time-series/data components (OpenTSDB/Prometheus/InfluxDB) and OLAP DBs like ClickHouse.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and documentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve Lagrange—the central console platform for engineering workflows.
• Analyze user needs and develop software solutions with CS/engineering/mathematical rigor.
• Tackle architecture, productivity, scalability, and operational intelligence problems.
• Create infrastructure to enable large-scale AI development efficiently and reliably.

Skills

Python

Golang

C++

SQL

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computing

Tools

MySQL

Redis

MQ

Flask

Django

Go frameworks (Beego/Gin)

gRPC-Go

Job description

Location:

Singapore

Team:

Backend

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A215929

Responsibilities

Team IntroductionThe Applied Machine Learning (AML) team combines system engineering and the art of machine learning to develop and run massively distributed recommendation system around the world. In the team, you'll have the opportunity to sharpen your expertise in coding, performance analysis and large system operation, and get heavily involved in the process of hardware/capacity decision-making. You ensure that the very centric machine learning services at the company have the highest level of availability, as well as creating highly automated systems and pipelines.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2027. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at the company.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2027.

About The Team

The Applied Machine Learning (AML) team combines system engineering and the art of machine learning to develop and run massively distributed recommendation system around the world.

In the team, you'll have the opportunity to sharpen your expertise in coding, performance analysis and large system operation, and get heavily involved in the process of capacity decision-making. You ensure that the very centric machine learning services at the company have the highest level of availability, as well as creating highly automated systems and pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for building and evolving Lagrange - the central console platform that supportsAl-related engineering workflows across the organization
• Analyse user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
• Work on problems with real technical depth and long-term impact: platform architecture, engineering productivity, system scalability, operational intelligence, and the practical integration of Al into engineering and operations workflows.
• Create the infrastructure and platform capabilities that make large-scale Al development more efficient, reliable, and intelligent

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor's/ Master's degree in computing or a related discipline.
• Proficient in at least one of Python/Golang/C++, with solid coding skills and good coding practices.
• Proficient in using common storage and middleware systems such as MySQL, Redis, and MQ, with basic troubleshooting and performance tuning capabilities.
• Familiar with Python frameworks and libraries such as Flask, Celery, Django, Tornado, NumPy; or familiar with common Go open-source frameworks such as Beego, Gin, Gorm, Sarama, and gRPC-Go.
• Understand and have experience with common time-series/data components such as OpenTSDB, Prometheus, InfluxDB, and OLAP databases like ClickHouse.
• Strong sense of responsibility, good learning ability, communication skills, and self-motivation, with solid team collaboration.
• Good documentation habits, able to write and update workflow and technical documents in a timely manner as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in upper-layer business systems such as search systems or recommendation systems (development or operations) is a plus.
• Experience with the React framework and its ecosystem; familiarity with visualization stacks such as ECharts, AntV, and D3.js is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with AI Agent development is preferred.
• Familiarity with cloud computing concepts, including virtual machines and containers; a solid understanding of networking and message queues is a plus.
• Experience building CPU/GPU resource management platforms; familiarity with common NVIDIA GPU architectures; and experience with anomaly diagnosis and troubleshooting is preferred.
• Experience with distributed storage systems such as HDFS and key-value stores like LevelDB/RocksDB is preferred.

Job Information

About Us

Founded in 2012, the company's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, the company has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join the company

Inspiring creativity is at the core of the company's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an \"Always Day 1\" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

the company 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 the company, 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.