Engineering Manager - Applied Machine Learning Algorithm

3 Months ago • All levels • Monetization • $224,000 PA - $410,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

ByteDance's Applied Machine Learning (AML) team seeks an Engineering Manager to spearhead the advancement of their AI infrastructure and recommendation platform. The role involves leading the design and development of cutting-edge LLM technology, overseeing experiments, implementing downstream applications, and collaborating with product teams. You will analyze performance bottlenecks, formulate solutions, and drive substantial impact on ByteDance's core businesses, including ads, search, and live/e-commerce ranking.
Must have:
  • Lead engineering team
  • Experience with deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Jax)
  • Proven success improving core recommendation algorithms
  • Strong communication and technical leadership skills
  • Passion for solving complex problems
Good to have:
  • Publications at top AI conferences (ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, RecSys, KDD)
  • Expertise in sparse FTRL, FFM, and deep model parallelization
  • Knowledge of reinforcement learning or graph neural networks
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance
  • 75% premium coverage for dependents
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with company match
  • Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options
  • 10 paid holidays per year
  • 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO)
  • 10 paid sick days per year
  • 12 weeks of paid Parental leave
  • 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability
  • Mental and emotional health benefits through EAP and Lyra
  • 401K company match
  • Gym and cellphone service reimbursements

Job Details

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. About the team: The Applied Machine Learning (AML) team serves as ByteDance's central AI organization. We conduct focused research and engineering, with the support of massive computation resources, to build and deploy state-of-the-art AI core technologies, including but not limited to LLM, recommendations, etc. Responsibilities: The mission of our AML team is to push the next-generation AI infrastructure and recommendation platform for the ads ranking, search ranking, and live & e-commerce ranking in our company. We also drive substantial impact on the core businesses of the company. - Lead to design methods and tools to push forward the state of the art in LLM. - Oversee the team to conduct experiments, including designing experimental details, writing reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results. - Implement relevant downstream applications. Lead the team in creating tools to analyze bottlenecks and sources of instability, formulating and implementing effective solutions. - Collaborate with product teams, offering comprehensive solutions tailored to their specific requirements.
Qualifications
1. Experience in leading an engineering team 2. Familiar with at least one of the mainstream deep learning frameworks, like TensorFlow, Pytroch or Jax; familiar with their underlying frameworks and implementation mechanisms. 3. Had experience of improving core recommendation algorithms in real products. 4. Good communication and technical leadership skills. Strong sense of responsibility and good at communication and teamwork 5. Passionate about solving complex and challenging problems Preferred Qualifications: 1. Published papers at top conferences like ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, RecSys, and KDD. 2. Familiar with the parallelization of sparse FTRL, FFM, and deep models on large-scale coefficient data. 3. Familiar with reinforcement learning or graph neural networks. 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 https://shorturl.at/cdpT2
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $224000 - $410000 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.

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.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

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