ML Engineer, AI-Powered Search & Recommendations

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC in San Jose is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer for AI Search to advance our large-scale search and recommendation systems. You will independently develop, evaluate, and deploy models, integrate LLMs, and work with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality personalized search experiences.

The role requires hands-on experience with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch), programming languages (Python, Java, C++), and production ML systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field.
• Proficient in ML frameworks and languages; hands-on LLM experience.
• Experience with large-scale search or recommendation systems.

Responsibilities

• Independent development, experimentation, analysis and deployment of large-scale personalized search and recommendation systems.
• Research and integrate LLMs within the recommendation pipeline to enhance content understanding and personalization.
• Explore generative recommendation approaches and GenRec frameworks to generate relevant content.

Skills

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Python

Java

C++

LLM integration

Large-scale ML systems

Education

Bachelors or higher CS/ML

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC in San Jose is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer for AI Search to advance our large-scale search and recommendation systems. You will independently develop, evaluate, and deploy models, integrate LLMs, and work with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality personalized search experiences.

The role requires hands-on experience with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch), programming languages (Python, Java, C++), and production ML systems.