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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (Search Ads) - 2027 Start - **Company:** Tiktok Inc. - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $128,000.0 - $256,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Mxnet, Data Analysis, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Distributed Data Store, Graph Database, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Named Entity Recognition, Tensorflow, Software Engineering, Feature Engineering, Pytorch, Information Technology, Golang, Programming Languages - **Published:** August 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=093ddf2a1d79fa22 ## About the Role * Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor's or above degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline. * Experience in and good theoretical grounding in machine learning concepts and techniques. * Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general purpose programming languages, including but not limited to: Go, C/C++, Python. * Experience in one or more of the following frameworks: Tensorflow/PyTorch/MXNet, etc * Ability to think critically and to formulate solutions to problems in a clear and concise way. Preferred Qualifications: * Familiar with Ads system, recommendation, searching, ranking, etc., 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 The Search Ads team constantly pushes the boundaries of general search engine monetization across our apps, including TikTok, TopBuzz, BuzzVideo, and more, building a globally leading Search Ads monetization system. At the Search Ads team, you will have the chance to work on large-scale distributed storage and architecture, NLP, Rank, and IR related problems. You will be also deeply involved in the innovation and optimization of our Ad format, creative display, and the ROI of ads delivery., * Participate in the development of a large-scale Ads system * Responsible for relevance model and strategy optimization, such as semantic matching models, active learning, text/photo/video multi-model, ranking strategy, etc * Participate in the development and iteration of Ads algorithms by using Machine Learning. * Work on NLP (Natural Language Processing) capability improvement and query understanding, such as query classification, seq2seq, NER (Named Entity Recognition), knowledge graph, bidword optimization, etc * Work on CTR/CVR model estimation accuracy, data analysis, modeling, feature engineering * Research and develop Ads pacing algorithms, ads traffic control, etc * Partner with product managers and product strategy & operation team to define product strategy and features ## Related Videos - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Photonic Computing: Programming a New Class of AI Accelerators (incl. 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