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TikTok · 8 hours ago

Machine Learning/Research Engineer Graduate (Ads Core Global) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$119K/yr - $259K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Machine Learning/Research Engineer Graduate to join their Ads Core ML Team. The role involves researching and developing advanced machine learning technologies to optimize advertising delivery and enhance user experience on the platform.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Research and develop a cutting-edge global advertising delivery system using advanced technologies, including ML/DL, RL, LLM, and scaling laws in ad recommendation

Optimize efficiency across the entire advertising funnel, focusing on Recall & Rough-sort, Fine-sort (CTR/CVR), format/creative personalization, and system resource allocation

Design and establish system frameworks and standards to continuously enhance modeling efficiency

Build and manage the delivery pipeline, encompassing modeling, bidding, traffic strategy, and optimizing organic video recommendation systems to meet diverse vertical business needs

Drive the influence of user experience and revenue targets, establishing the team as a core pillar within the organization

Qualification

Machine LearningDeep LearningC/C++PythonTensorFlowPytorchLinuxAnalytical ThinkingResource ManagementTask SchedulingNLPComputer ScienceComputer EngineeringCritical Thinking

Required

Final year or recent graduate with a background in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Solid programming skills, proficient in C/C++ and Python. Familiar with basic data structure and algorithms. Familiar with Linux development environment

Good theoretical grounding in machine learning/deep learning/algorithm concepts and techniques

Familiar with architecture and implementation of at least one mainstream machine learning programming framework (TensorFlow/Pytorch/MXNet), familiar with its architecture and implementation mechanism

Good analytical thinking and critical thinking capabilities

Preferred

Participation in national math/coding competitions (e.g., ACM, Hacker Cup, Hash Code, USACO, IOI, CCPC, etc.)

Strong understanding of key domains in online advertising systems, including ads bidding & auction, ads quality control, and related concepts such as CPC/CPM, CTR/CVR, Ranking/Targeting, Conversion/Budget, Campaign/Creative, Demand/Inventory, DSP/RTB

Experience with resource management and task scheduling in large-scale distributed software environments (e.g., Spark, TensorFlow)

Published papers/citations or conducted paper reviews in areas such as NLP, CV, and Recommender Systems (e.g., RecSys, KDD, ICML, CVPR, NeurIPS)

Familiarity with advanced techniques like LLM, reinforcement learning, transfer learning, and counterfactual optimization is a plus

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)

Company

TikTok

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TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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