TikTok
Machine Learning Engineer, Search - Local Services Team
Seattle, Washington · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
About the job
Develop search and recommendation algorithms for TikTok local services to improve personalized discovery, relevance, and conversion efficiency.
What you'll do
- Improve the local-services search experience and support ecosystem growth.
- Apply large-scale machine learning to search and recommendation for user discovery and conversion efficiency.
- Design and implement search algorithms across query analysis, relevance, recall, ranking, behavioral modeling, CTR/CVR prediction, and vector recall.
What they ask for
- Strong machine-learning and deep-learning foundation, with NLP experience.
- Strong coding skills and solid knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
- Proficiency in Linux development environments.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Nice to have
- Prior experience in search, recommendation, or advertising algorithms.
- Familiarity with local life services and e-commerce businesses.
Tools
Linux, NLP
AI focus
Uses large-scale machine learning and deep learning for personalized search and recommendation, including relevance, CTR/CVR prediction, and ranking.
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