Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (Ads Delivery) - 2027 Start

Tiktok Inc.
San Jose, CA, United States
8 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Starter
Compensation
$128,000.0 - $256,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) C++ (Programming Language) Software Debugging Python (Programming Language) Machine Learning Backend Information Technology Golang

Job description

The Brand Ads Team builds technologies that unlock business growth potential. This team owns several ads products: reservation ads, auction ads, and innovative content ads that enables advertisers and users to foster more awareness of their brand to attain their business goals. We work on the end-to-end ads delivery tech stack, including ads bidding, ranking, and forecasting., * Build and optimize the delivery stack across pacing, allocation, traffic strategy, and delivery controls.

  • Drive products from concept to launch with Product, Strategy, and cross-functional partners.
  • Turn business goals into scalable delivery strategies and system designs.
  • Own technical design, implementation, experimentation, launch, and iteration.
  • Use data and experiments to diagnose problems and drive fast iteration.

Requirements

  • Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Strong coding, debugging, and system design fundamentals.
  • Proficiency in Go, C/C++, Java, Python, or similar languages.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and the judgment to make clear engineering trade-offs.
  • Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.
  • Experience with large-scale backend, recommendation, or advertising systems.

Preferred Qualification(s):

  • Hands-on ads delivery experience in pacing, allocation, forecasting, traffic strategy, or guaranteed delivery, and familiarity with reservation or guaranteed product models., 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

Benefits & conditions

(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.

About the company

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.

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