Machine Learning Engineer, Multimodal - Intelligent Integrity

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

Job summary

TikTok Singapore is seeking a Research Engineer focused on machine learning for ad content understanding and security. You will advance multimodal models, apply LLM/MLLM and AIGC technologies, and collaborate with global teams to deliver high-quality commercial intelligence for the ad ecosystem.

Ideal candidates bring strong ML/DL fundamentals, hands-on large-model experience with PyTorch/TensorFlow, and a track record in content understanding or AIGC.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or above in CS, AI, Mathematics, Statistics or related majors.
• Minimum 1+ year of algorithm R&D / project implementation experience in content understanding or AIGC.
• Solid ML/DL fundamentals; strong knowledge of MLLM/LLM, CV, NLP, multimodal fusion, and Agent tech.
• Proficient in PyTorch/TensorFlow, hands-on large model training and deployment; Python/C++.
• Familiar with multimodal models; content understanding, ad analysis, and intelligent review.
• Publications at CS/ML conferences are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Focus on ad content understanding; conduct R&D for large models and apply AIGC tech.
• Deepen multimodal understanding across text, audio, video, live streaming.
• Explore RL/Agent applications in multimodal review scenarios; track AIGC trends.
• Develop multimodal content understanding models for ad intent recognition and risk judgment.

Skills

ML/DL theory

LLM/MLLM

Multimodal fusion

PyTorch/TensorFlow

Python/C++

Content understanding

Algorithm R&D

Problem solving

Education

Master's degree or above in CS/AI/Math/Stats

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

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.

Responsibilities

• Focus on ad content understanding and security, conduct algorithm R&D for large model implementation, and apply LLM/MLLM and other AIGC technologies to e-commerce and short-video ad content understanding to build a next-gen large model-based commercial intelligence review system.
• Deepen multimodal understanding tech for text, audio, video, live streaming, etc., optimize model decision-making for high-accuracy autonomous risk judgment, and implement interpretable CoT generation for traceable model decisions.
• Explore RL/Agent applications in multimodal review scenarios, track AIGC cutting-edge trends, and deliver algorithm innovation and engineering implementation tailored to commercial business needs.
• Develop dedicated multimodal content understanding models to empower ad intent recognition, intelligent rule retrieval and accurate risk judgment, enhance advertisers' creation experience, reduce non-compliant content non-detection risks, and protect ad ecosystem security.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s)

• Master's degree or above in CS, AI, Mathematics, Statistics or related majors
• Minimum 1+ year of algorithm R&D/project implementation experience in content understanding or AIGC
• Solid ML/DL theoretical foundation, in-depth understanding of MLLM/LLM, CV, NLP, multimodal fusion and Agent technologies; strong mathematical skills, excellent self-learning and problem-solving abilities; project implementation experience
• Proficient in PyTorch/TensorFlow, with hands-on experience in large model training, fine-tuning and inference deployment; excellent engineering capabilities, master Python/C++.
• Familiar with technical principles and applications of multimodal large models; experience in content understanding, ad analysis, multimodal representation learning or intelligent review
• Accredited publications at CS/ML conferences.

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.