Lead Machine Learning Engineer

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.

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.

Our team plays a crucial role in ensuring the company’s success. We seek people who are willing to learn and put in the effort to solve problems. Our challenges are not your regular day-to-day problems - you’ll be part of a team that’s developing new solutions to new challenges. It’s working fast, at scale, and we’re making a difference. We are looking for talents to join us on this exciting journey!

Drive the building of industry-leading systems, and improve user experience, content ecosystem and platform security. Build machine learning (ML) models and implement ML-based strategies to improve system infrastructure. Lead and conduct code reviews to ensure delivery of end-to-end ML solutions. Own the full stack ML system and optimize algorithms and infrastructure to improve recommendation performance. Build new pipelines for ML model training or iteration. Partner with cross functional teams to design product strategies and features and build solutions to support platform’s growth. Mentor junior-level team members.

Must have a Master's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Machine Learning, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field, and 3 years of related work experience; OR a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Machine Learning, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field, and 5 years of post-bachelor's, progressive related work experience.

Of the required experience, must have 3 years of experience in each of the following: Coding using Python or C++; Optimizing, training, and deploying machine learning and deep learning models using PyTorch or TensorFlow; Developing code and identifying issues in a Linux environment; Developing and deploying large-scale machine learning systems; and Utilizing Big data framework Spark, Hadoop, or Flink.

Type: Full time, 40 hours/week Location: San Jose, CA Salary Range: $275850 - $450000 per year

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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.

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