ML Infra Engineer Graduate (Ads Infra) - 2027 Start

The ads system at TikTok operates on a massive scale and serves millions of advertisers, clients and influencers across the world. The quality of the ads system highly depends on the ability to handle massive data, and machine learning is widely used to improve the quality of our ads. The Ads Infra team is responsible for building highly efficient and stable infrastructure to collect and process data for the usage of machine learning training, serving, and privacy enforcement, including feature engineering, feature store, training data generation, etc., * Develop and optimize advertising recommendation models, covering training, evaluation, inference and user behavior sequence modeling.

• Build large-scale data pipelines for sample generation and joining, feature processing, storage and data quality assurance.
• Develop ML platforms for distributed training, model distribution, online serving and lifecycle management.
• Explore MLLM applications in advertising, including data production, model training, fine-tuning and inference optimization.
• Apply AI agents to workflow orchestration, resource scheduling, failure diagnosis and automated operations.
• Build machine learning platforms for GPU allocation, scheduling, usage metering, cost accounting and utilization optimization.

• Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as C++, Python, Go or Java.
• Solid knowledge of data structures, algorithms, machine learning and computer systems.
• Familiarity with recommendation systems, MLLMs, distributed systems, ML platforms or large-scale data processing.
• Experience with deep learning frameworks, distributed training, GPU scheduling, AI agents or cloud-native technologies is a plus., 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.