Machine Learning Engineer Graduate; E-Commerce Recommendation​/Search Alliance Phd

Position: Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (E-Commerce Recommendation/Search Alliance)- 2026 Start (Phd[...]
Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (E-Commerce Recommendation/Search Alliance Start (Phd)

Location:

Seattle

Team:
Technology

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code: A25199

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Responsibilities

• Design and implement cutting‑edge machine learning algorithms to enhance our recommendation systems.

• Apply machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision techniques to analyze e‑commerce data and interactions.

• Deploy and maintain scalable recommendation models for real‑time query handling and product suggestions.

• Analyze complex datasets to derive insights that guide strategic decisions.

• Stay up‑to‑date with the latest machine learning developments, incorporating them into your work.

Qualifications

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Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Operations Research, or related fields.

• Graduate with a background in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Thorough understanding of data structures and algorithms, with excellent problem‑solving ability.

• Deep understanding of machine learning, statistics, scaling distributed computing, and big data engineering.

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Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated software engineering experience from previous internship, work experience, coding competitions, or publications.

• Internship or research experience, especially in e‑commerce, recommendation, search engine.

• Publications at conferences such as KDD, NeurIPS,(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). SIGIR, WSDM, CIKM, ICLR, ICML, IJCAI, AAAI.

• Curiosity towards new technologies and entrepreneurship.

• High levels of creativity and quick problem‑solving capabilities.

Benefits

At Byte Dance our benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:
We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care. Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

Job Information

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $129,960 - $246,240 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. 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, among others. 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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