Machine Learning Engineer, Business Integrity

TikTok; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Research Engineer to advance large-scale content understanding for monetization and users. You will collaborate with global teams to develop scalable machine learning models and engage in cutting-edge AIGC research. Strong emphasis on contributing to a high-quality user experience and advertiser value.

The role involves close partnership with product and business teams to align ML capabilities with product vision, and deep technical execution across the stack.

Qualifications

• Strong ML foundation with depth in LLM/CV/NLP/multimodal/Agent tech.
• Experience in large-scale model training and deployment.
• Proficient in Python and C++.
• Familiar with multimodal content understanding and ad/commerce related tasks.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of state-of-the-art large-scale content understanding projects.
• Deep dive into cutting-edge AIGC model research and application.
• Work with product and business teams on product vision.

Skills

ML Foundations

Large-scale ML

Multimodal Understanding

Content Understanding

Python/C++

PyTorch/TensorFlow

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/CS-related

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Distributed Training

Job description

Responsibilities

Team Introduction

Our Business Integrity team has a strong user focus and a dedication to technical excellence. We aim to meet our users’ needs with reliable and high-performing platforms and services. We are looking for strong machine learning engineers who are excited to grow their business understanding, build highly scalable machine learning models, and partner across disciplines with global teams, in pursuit of excellence. Given the fast growth of TikTok in the world, we are working on building a next-generation content understanding system for TikTok monetization. We are seeking Research Engineers who are experienced in machine learning, which can help us create an ecosystem that rewards high quality user experience and advertiser value.

• Participate in the development of state-of-the-art large-scale content understanding projects.
• Deep dive in cutting-edge AIGC model research and application.
• Work with product and business teams on product vision.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s)

• Master/Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other relevant majors.
• Possesses a solid foundation in machine learning, with a deep understanding of technologies such as MLLM/LLM/CV/NLP/multimodal/Agent, and strong self-learning ability.
• Familiar with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch/TensorFlow, with experience in large-scale model training/deployment, excellent engineering implementation capabilities, proficient in Python/C++.
• Familiar with multimodal model applications, such as content understanding/content integrity/advertisement understanding/product understanding/multimodal understanding/tagging systems.
• Ability to think critically and to formulate solutions to problems in a clear and concise way

Preferred Qualification(s):

• Has experience in ad systems, recommendation, searching, ranking, etc.
• Research experience in but not limited to the following areas (as the first author of published papers at CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, TPAMI, IJCV, ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, etc.)

About TikTok

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.

Why Join Us

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.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

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.