Machine Learning Engineer --Data-Search-Visual Search

Location

San Jose

Regular

F2587

• Participate in the improvement of the search core algorithm, possible directions include:
  • Content understanding/matching:
    Applying cutting‑edge NLP and CV technology to match the most relevant videos for each search query and continuously improve relevance.
  • User Behavior Modeling: solving the recommendation problem in search to increase personalization while maintaining relevance and better understanding users.
  • Video understanding: using NLP, CV, and other technologies to enhance video understanding from the perspective of the video itself and its social network, improving authority, credibility, and usefulness of search results.
  • And More!

• Bachelor or advanced degree in computer science or a related technical discipline.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Proficient coding skills and strong algorithm & data structure foundation.

• 3+ years of related industry experience.
• Experience in at least one of the following areas: NLP, Ranking, Ads, search engine, recommender system, distributed system, and machine learning.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $156,000 - $316,800 annually.

Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, and more. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year, and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

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