Backend Engineer, BytePlus Recommend

ByteDance will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require ByteDance's sponsorship of a visa.

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

We are the R&D team for the product "BytePlus Recommend Platform". By building and applying leading architecture technology, we support the research and development of recommendation platform business. Supporting the development of good products and businesses is our top-level goal. At the same time, we need to take into account technical architecture, long-term investment and advanced reserves in architecture technology, limited ROI, exploring more possibilities for products, and supporting rapid product iteration are our core competitiveness.

BytePlus Recommend Platform helps our user to build a delightful discovery experience. BytePlus Recommend Platform aims to provide this service to our users as a flexible and efficient tool to incorporate into their business. Through our services, users will be able to build better user experiences and grow their business further. It enhances every step of the user journey with personalized recommendations. The team provides rich personalized experiences using the latest innovations in machine learning to achieve higher retention, engagement, and revenue, explore flexible recommendation models that cater to our users' specific scenarios and goals, and explore all the need to get users started in an easy-to-use platform.

- Participate in the productization development of the entire recommendation process, including recall, first stage ranking, precision ranking, business strategy, etc.

- Technical design, implementation and continuous iteration of core module-related requirements

- Continuous optimization of performance, stability, infrastructure and R & D processes

- Provide users with a high-performance and easy-to-use platform experience

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or above majoring in Computer Science, or related fields

- Have a deep understanding of computer principles, a good foundation in data structures and algorithms, and solid programming skills;

- Proficient in at least one backend development language, such as C++, Golang, JAVA, and understand the use and principles of basic components such as MySQL, Redis, message queue, etc.

- Have rich experience in backend development practice and be able to independently complete high-quality deliveries, including technical design, development, deployment, and online problem tracking;

- Passionate about programming, with strong learning ability, a strong desire for knowledge, curiosity and enterprising spirit, able to pay attention to and learn the latest technologies in the industry in a timely manner;

- Positive and optimistic, strong sense of responsibility, serious and meticulous in work, with good team communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred qualifications

- Experience in large-scale recommendation systems

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.