Machine Learning Engineer - Vertical Search

BYTEDANCE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance Singapore is seeking talented engineers to join the Search Team, owning the development of a full-stack search engine system. You will combine information retrieval techniques with modern ML methods from NLP, Computer Vision, Multimodal, and Recommender Systems to deliver top-quality search results for users.

We foster a culture of self-direction, curiosity, openness, and problem-solving, and you will collaborate across teams to optimize search quality, ranking, and relevance at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in computer science or related technical discipline.
• Hands-on experience in search/recommendation algorithm.
• Proficient coding skills in C++, Python, Java.
• Experience in NLP, Ranking, Ads, Search engine or Recommender Systems.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Optimize the searching quality to provide our users the best search experience.
• Leverage product objectives and ML/NLP/Multimodal techniques to improve ranking, including query and video understanding.

Skills

C++, Python, Java

Search / Recommendation algorithms

NLP

Machine Learning (ML)

Teamwork / communication

Education

Bachelor degree in computer science or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

About the team Our Search Team is responsible for building and owning the search engine which provides our users the best search experience. On our Vertical Search Team, you'll have the opportunity to build a full-stack search engine system and combine information retrieval technology with modern machine learning methods from related fields such as NLP, Computer Vision, Multimodal, and Recommender Systems.

We embrace a culture of self-direction, intellectual curiosity, openness, and problem-solving.

• Optimize the searching quality to provide our users the best search experience
• Combine your understanding of product objectives and take full advantage of modern machine learning, NLP and Multimodal techniques to improve the search ranking algorithms, including query understanding, video understanding and various levels of result ranking.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or above in the field of computer science or a related technical discipline
• Hands-on experience in search / recommendation algorithm
• Proficient coding skills and strong algorithm & data structure using C++/Python/Java
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: NLP, Ranking, Ads, Search engine, Recommender System, and Machine Learning Preferred Qualification
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.

Job Information

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance'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, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance'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

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.