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# (General Hire) Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (TikTok Recommendation) - 2027 Start

- **Company:** Tiktok Inc.
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $122,574.0 - $316,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Machine Learning, Recommender Systems, Tensorflow, Pytorch, Kaggle, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8d7ddfd2782b2514

## About the Role

* Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor degree or above in the field of computer science or a related technical discipline
 * Proficient coding skills and strong algorithm & data structure using C++/Python or other programming language
 * Experienced in Machine Learning, familiar with at least one DeepLearning framework, e.g. PyTorch, Tensorflow.
 * Experienced in one or more of the following areas, e.g. NLP, CV, Recommender System, and Machine Learning, etc
 * Effective communication and teamwork skills

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Authors of published papers in accredited academia conferences is an advantage
 * Winners of algorithm and machine learning competitions such as ACM and Kaggle is an advantage, 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

## Description

Recommendation algorithm team plays a central role in the company, driving critical product decisions and platform growth. The team is made up of machine learning researchers and engineers, who support and innovate on production recommendation models and drive product impact. The team is fast-pacing, collaborative and impact-driven., * Build industry-leading recommendation system, improving user experience, content ecosystem and platform security;

 * Deliver end-to-end machine learning solution to address critical product challenges;
 * Own the full stack machine learning system and optimize algorithms and infrastructure to improve recommendation performance.
 * Work with cross functional teams to design product strategies and build solutions to grow TikTok in important markets.


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