Software Engineer Graduate(TikTok Recommendation Platform, Singapore) - 2027 Start

BYTEDANCE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 78,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Competitive compensation

Flexible hours

Flat organization

Job summary

BYTEDANCE PTE. LTD. in Singapore is seeking engineers to join the Recommendation Architecture Team, focusing on building and improving next-generation recommendation systems and AI agent-driven engineering workflows.

You will design, develop, and deploy scalable tools that enhance performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency across our online services, contributing to innovative data middleware and enterprise capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in AI, software development, CS, or computer engineering or related field.
• Solid programming experience in at least one of C, C++, Java, or Golang.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals including system design and data structures.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop intelligent engineering tools for large-scale recommendation systems.
• Build AI Agent-based development workflow systems to improve stability and efficiency.
• Develop gray release systems to ensure safe and efficient product rollouts.
• Enhance observability and end-to-end tracing for multi-region deployments.
• Overhaul platform architectures and enable smarter data-driven engineering practices.

Skills

C/C++/Java/Golang

System design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in AI/CS/Software development

Job description

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.

Job highlights

• Yoga and fitness
• Stock options
• Positive team atmosphere
• Career growth opportunity
• Paid leave
• Flat organization
• 100+ mil users
• Industry experts
• Competitive compensation
• Flexible hours

Responsibilities

Team Introduction: The Recommendation Architecture Team is responsible for designing and developing next-generation recommendation system architectures across multiple products within the company. We ensure system stability and high availability, optimize performance for online services and offline data pipelines, address system bottlenecks, and reduce operational costs.

We also abstract reusable system components and platform capabilities to support recommendation and data middleware platforms, accelerate new product incubation, and empower enterprise clients. With the rapid evolution of AI, the team is actively exploring AI Agent-driven engineering systems to reshape R&D workflows, improve development efficiency, and build more intelligent, reliable, and cost-effective engineering infrastructure.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities

1. Design and develop intelligent engineering tools for large-scale recommendation systems, providing standardized and productized solutions to improve R&D efficiency and engineering quality.
2. Build AI Agent-based development workflow systems, including long-running agents, autonomous task execution, engineering copilots, and intelligent automation platforms, to improve system stability, operational efficiency, and cost effectiveness across the software development lifecycle.
3. Develop business metrics-driven gray release systems to ensure safe, stable, and efficient release strategies and workflows.
4. Enhance observability for recommendation systems in complex global environments, including multi-region, multi-data center, and multi-language scenarios; establish end-to-end tracing systems and optimize issue attribution mechanisms.
5. Build algorithm engineering toolchains to accelerate the end-to-end process from experimental algorithm/model development to production deployment, improving iteration efficiency and delivery quality.
6. Overhaul platform ecosystem architectures and develop data intelligence assistants to enable smarter system operation, faster problem diagnosis, and more scalable engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor's degree or above in Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related discipline.
• Solid programming experience in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, or Golang.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including system design, data struc