Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (Global E-Commerce, User Growth) - 2027
Graduate machine learning engineer on TikTok's Global E-Commerce User Growth team in Singapore, building demand-elasticity, subsidy/pricing, and budget-allocation models using ML, causal inference/uplift modeling, operations research, and LLMs to maximize GMV and marketing ROI for TikTok's e-commerce business.
- Compensation
- SGD 8K–SGD 16K / mo
- Location
- Singapore
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Junior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Ml / AI
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Completing or recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, or related field, with a solid foundation in algorithms and data str
- Strong expertise in machine learning and deep learning, with familiarity in commonly used models for recommendation, advertising, search, or marketing
- Hands-on experience and deep understanding in at least one of: causal inference/uplift modeling, operations research optimization, search/recommendation/advertising algorithms, or frontier AI technolo
- Excellent business acumen and logical thinking; able to translate complex business problems into mathematical or algorithmic models and drive them into production
- Must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year and state availability and graduation date clearly in resume
Nice to have
- Industrial deployment experience with uplift modeling
- Experience in budget allocation or pricing algorithms
- Experience with large-scale CTR/CVR estimation, multi-objective optimization, or real-world reinforcement learning applications
- Experience applying LLMs, AI Agents, or Generative Recommendation in business scenarios
- Publications in top-tier venues such as KDD, NeurIPS, ICML, IJCAI, or AAAI, or outstanding results in data mining competitions such as Kaggle
Full description
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok 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 TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. 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.About the Team
We are the User Growth Algorithm Team for Global E-Commerce — the core engine driving the explosive growth of TikTok's global e-commerce business. Here, we go beyond solving conventional recommendation and user reach problems; we are committed to reshaping the shopping experience of global consumers through cutting-edge promotion algorithms.
As the Promotion Algorithm Team, we command massive budgets and enormous traffic flows. Through state-of-the-art algorithmic modeling and operations research optimization, we strive to achieve globally optimal ROI in budget allocation—directly driving scaled growth in overall MAC (Monthly Active Customers) and GMV.
Here, every line of code you create will influence the purchasing decisions of tens of millions of users worldwide, and every model iteration will unlock tremendous business value. By joining us, you will have the opportunity to build on the unique ecosystem that fuses content with e-commerce to solve rare industry challenges in the joint optimization of "content recommendation + real-time subsidies."
We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.