AI & Data Architect for Trust & Safety Innovation

TikTok; New York (NY); On-site; USD 219,000 - 408,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking an AI & Data Architect to define the AI and data foundation enabling Trust & Safety to scale decision intelligence, automation, and operational excellence. You will bridge AI, data, product, engineering, and safety teams to translate complex safety challenges into scalable solutions.

You will shape technical strategy, establish reusable architecture patterns, and enable responsible AI adoption across Trust & Safety.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data architecture, AI systems, ML platforms, or related technical domains.
• Strong experience designing scalable data ecosystems and AI-enabled applications.
• Deep understanding of data architecture, ML lifecycle, GenAI architecture patterns (RAG, embeddings, knowledge systems), and responsible AI practices.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into scalable technical solutions and influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience building AI systems in large-scale consumer platforms.
• Experience in Trust & Safety, fraud prevention, cybersecurity, risk, or compliance domains.
• Familiarity with ML platforms, feature systems, vector databases, knowledge graphs, or MLOps.

Responsibilities

• Define AI & Data Architecture Strategy: Establish target-state architecture for T&S data and AI capabilities.
• Build Scalable AI & Data Foundations: Design AI-ready data models, data products, and architecture patterns to support analytics, machine learning, and GenAI apps.
• Drive Technical Leadership & AI Transformation: Act as a design authority for strategic AI and data initiatives across Trust & Safety.
• Create reference architectures and best practices for responsible AI adoption.
• Influence engineering, data science, product, and operations teams to accelerate AI-enabled safety transformation.
• Mentor teams and raise overall architecture maturity across T&S.

Skills

Data architecture

AI systems

Machine learning platforms

RAG

Embeddings

Knowledge systems

Responsible AI

Stakeholder influence

Tools

ML platforms

Feature systems

Vector databases

Knowledge graphs

MLOps

Job description

TikTok is seeking an AI & Data Architect to define the AI and data foundation enabling Trust & Safety to scale decision intelligence, automation, and operational excellence. You will bridge AI, data, product, engineering, and safety teams to translate complex safety challenges into scalable solutions.

You will shape technical strategy, establish reusable architecture patterns, and enable responsible AI adoption across Trust & Safety.