Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (Ads Targeting)- 2027 Start

TikTok Ads Core ML Team aims at creating automatic delivery products for the next generation and developing advertising as a global business, instead of just a monetization tool to consolidate the delivery funnel framework allowing multiple teams to iterate parallel. All of our team effort, is to continuously pursue and establish a world-leading ranking model & framework that always benefits our collaborators, users and customers to get better returns., * Contribute to core ads targeting algorithms, including:

• User Modeling: user interest/intent representation, embeddings, sequential behavior modeling, feature engineering
• Lookalike Modeling: seed audience expansion, similarity learning, retrieval & ranking strategies, cold-start handling
• Auto Targeting: automatic targeting selection/expansion, explore-exploit strategies, multi-objective optimization (performance/cost/reach)
• Support offline training and evaluation pipelines: sampling, feature building, training, metrics and visualization
• Assist with online A/B testing and analysis; track key KPIs (CTR/CVR/CPA/ROAS) and troubleshoot issues
• Collaborate with product/data/engineering to productionize models in the ads delivery stack (retrieval, prediction, bidding/budget constraints, delivery strategies)

• Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics or a related discipline.
• Strong coding skills in Python; C++/Go is a plus
• Solid ML/DL/LLM fundamentals (LR/GBDT, DNNs, LLM, evaluation, regularization, tuning)
• Comfortable with data tools (SQL, Pandas); Spark/Flink/Hive is a plus
• Passionate about ads/recommenders/growth and learning business metrics, * Experience in ads targeting, recommender systems, search, retrieval/ranking, representation learning, causal/experimentation
• Hands-on with PyTorch/TensorFlow; familiarity with production inference
• Large-scale data processing, feature platforms, vector search (ANN), 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

(part of ByteDance) 3.33.3 out of 5 stars San Jose, CA $128,000 - $256,000 a year, Pulled from the full job description

• Paid parental leave
• Parental leave
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid sick time, 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.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

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., 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., 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.