TikTok
Posted 1mo ago

Backend Software Engineer, Recommendation Content Understanding Architecture

TikTok
Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities
  • building services
  • integrating models
  • optimizing performance
Requirements
  • Bachelor's in CS or related
  • Strong Python/C++ skills
  • Experience with large-scale services
  • Familiarity with PyTorch/TensorFlow and CUDA preferred
  • Recommendation/search experience helpful
Technical tools mentioned
PythonC++PyTorchTensorFlowCUDA

Job description

About The Team
The Recommendation Architecture Middle - Platform Team is responsible for system architecture design in the fields of content understanding and content security for our company's products. The scope of work includes the design and development of the entire process of massive multi-modal content processing, retrieval, and sorting, ensuring the high availability of the system, and pursuing flexible abstraction and sustainable iteration.

Responsibilities:
1. Be responsible for the service construction and iteration of the multi-modal content understanding pipeline, solve core problems such as service availability, throughput and storage bottlenecks, and improve the development efficiency of new features.
2. Regarding the repetition and similarity issues of massive video content, closely collaborate with the algorithm team to continuously promote the application of industry-leading video representation models and large-scale vector retrieval technologies at the business level, and overcome engineering problems during the implementation process.
3. Abstract and enrich the multi-modal vector computing components, optimize the model inference performance of vector computing, enhance the stability, performance, and scalability of the system, and strengthen platform-wide integration.

Minimum Qualifications:
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related fields
2. Have solid programming skills and basic computer knowledge, be familiar with Python/C++, have excellent design and coding styles, and possess strong abilities to solve practical problems.
3. Have good communication and collaboration skills, be enthusiastic about solving challenging problems, and be able to explore new technologies with the team to promote technological development.

Preferred Qualification:
1. Have development experience related to recommendation, search, and advertising. Have experience in recall and ranking systems.
2. Have basic machine learning knowledge, be familiar with mainstream machine learning frameworks (PyTorch/TensorFlow). Have experience in high-performance computing or CUDA development.

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.



Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is 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 bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

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. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. 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

TikTok 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 TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. 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.

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About TikTok

Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.

Year founded
2016
Employees
10000
Organization type
Private
Latest investment
Raised $9.40B Private Equity (2020) — led by SoftBank, KKR, General Atlantic
Subsidiaries
Headquarters
US

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