Senior ML Engineer — Global Location-Based Recommendations

TikTok; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a data-driven engineer to join the Data Video Recommendation Team in Singapore. You will develop transaction-focused recommender systems for global users, leveraging deep learning and strong ML foundations to improve recall, model design, and optimization, while collaborating across time zones.

The role requires a solid programming background, a passion for recommender tech, and strong communication skills to thrive in a cross‑functional team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or related field.
• Experience leading projects and collaborating across timezones.
• Strong programming skills with a solid ML/DL foundation.
• Passion for recommendation algorithms and a willingness to learn, think critically, and innovate.

Responsibilities

• Develop transaction recommendation algorithms for international local services to boost GMV and user experience.
• Apply core recommendation algorithms and ML/DL techniques to optimize recall, model architectures, and multi‑objective optimization.
• Integrate local service transaction optimization with industry knowledge to enhance user transactions and conversions.
• Research user discovery behaviors and use data mining/analytical techniques to improve user experiences.

Skills

Machine learning

Deep learning

Programming

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Job description

TikTok is seeking a data-driven engineer to join the Data Video Recommendation Team in Singapore. You will develop transaction-focused recommender systems for global users, leveraging deep learning and strong ML foundations to improve recall, model design, and optimization, while collaborating across time zones.

The role requires a solid programming background, a passion for recommender tech, and strong communication skills to thrive in a cross‑functional team.