Machine Learning Platform Engineer

Seattle, WA, United States

Responsibilities

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Helo, and Resso, 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.

Why Join Us

Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible.

Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day.

To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.

At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve.

Join us.

The Applied Machine Learning (AML) team is seeking a Machine Learning Platform Engineer to develop and maintain our machine learning platform. The platform supports deep learning models for code development, testing, training scheduling, model deployment, and other core business functions. The team oversees the company's critical machine learning platform and serves as a foundation for recommended advertising and search. Here, you can work on recommended systems and distributed training of large-scale deep learning models.

We welcome candidates interested in machine learning platform engineering and with excellent engineering capabilities to join our team. If you love challenges and want to develop in the innovation field, please submit your application as soon as possible.

What you'll do

Design, develop, and maintain core functions of the machine learning platform, including data processing, feature engineering, model training, and model deployment.

Build efficient, scalable data processing and computing processes to ensure platform stability and performance.

Collaborate with data scientists and machine learning engineers to understand their requirements and provide tool and technical support.

Work closely with system administrators and software engineers to ensure smooth platform integration with other systems.

Responsible for managing and monitoring the operation of the machine learning platform and troubleshooting any platform-related issues.

Continuously track and evaluate emerging technologies and tools and provide suggestions for platform improvements and development.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Possess solid software engineering skills and be proficient in developing using common programming languages (such as Python, Java, or C++).

In-depth understanding of distributed computing and principles and technologies of large-scale data processing, familiar with related open source tools and frameworks (such as Hadoop, Spark, etc.).

Demonstrate understanding of cloud computing and containerization technologies such as AWS and Docker.

Possess good communication and teamwork skills, effective collaboration with team members from different technical backgrounds.

Enthusiastic about learning new technologies and solving complex problems, passionate about engineering challenges.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to quickly understand and solve engineering problems.

Preferred Qualifications

A preference for candidates with knowledge and experience in machine learning and deep learning, but it is not required. We value candidates' engineering capabilities and overall quality more.

A bachelor's or above degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field is preferred.

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.

ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Job Information:

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $129960 - $246240 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

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our 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.

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