# Machine Learning Engineer Graduate - Global E-commerce Recommendation/Search - 2026 Start (PhD) Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/job/machine-learning-engineer-graduate-global-e-commerce-recommendation-search-2026-7aa4cc76 Machine Learning Engineer Graduate - Global E-commerce Recommendation/Search - 2026 Start (PhD) at TikTok, an on-site role based in San Jose, California, USA. First seen on RealAnalystJobs on 15 November 2026, read from TikTok's own careers page (TikTok), which RealAnalystJobs re-checks daily and removes the role when it closes. TikTok has approved H-1B petitions on USCIS record (employer-wide, not a promise for this role). Updated 15 November 2026. ## Key facts - Company: [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/tiktok) - Location: San Jose, California, USA - Work mode: On-site - First seen: Nov 15, 2026 - Employment type: Full time - Source: TikTok's careers page (TikTok), re-checked daily ## Visa sponsorship The posting does not say. TikTok had H-1B petitions approved for 454 workers in fiscal year 2026 (USCIS). That is history, not a promise for this role. [See the record](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/tiktok#h1b-record) ## About this role The Data-E-commerce team oversees algorithmic and corresponding engineering work in the e-commerce business. Our responsibilities encompass not only utilizing recommendation and search algorithms to help users discover appealing products but also implementing risk control and content safety algorithms to identify malicious sellers/influencers and violations in products/videos/live streams, ensuring a secure shopping experience. Furthermore, we are involved in constructing intelligent customer service technology and large-scale product knowledge graphs, aiming to enhance efficiency across various transaction processes. Through operations optimization and intelligent supply chain algorithms, we work to improve logistics efficiency. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at TikTok. Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume. Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. Responsibilities: • Work in a team to conduct cutting-edge research in machine learning algorithms, such as retrieval and recommendation algorithms. • Participate in building large-scale (10 million to 100 million) e-commerce recommendation algorithms and systems, including commodity recommendations, live stream recommendations, short video recommendations etc in TikTok. • Build long and short term user interest models, analyze and extract relevant information from large amounts of various data and design algorithms to explore users' latent interests efficiently. • Apply machine learning algorithms to improve the different business scenarios, such as search ranking, natural language and video understanding, and trust and safety. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications 1. Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a PhD degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline. 2. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. 3. Strong foundation in machine learning and deep learning, with experience in: NLP (Natural Language Processing). Personalization. 4. Exceptional coding skills with solid knowledge of data structures and algorithms. 5. Proficiency in Linux development environments. Preferred Qualifications 1. Prior experience in search, recommendation, or advertisement algorithms. 2. Familiarity e-commerce businesses. By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy Description from TikTok's public careers feed, reproduced so you can read the role here. 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