Applied Scientist, Monetization & AI Advertising

TikTok Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 218,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok Inc. is seeking graduates to join the Global Monetization Product and Technology team in 2027, offering opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and grow within a platform used by millions.

Successful candidates should be able to commit to onboarding by the end of 2027; please indicate your availability and graduation date in your resume. The role helps build next-generation monetization platforms across ads in feeds, live, branding, measurement, targeting, and more

Qualifications

• PhD in CS/CE or related technical discipline.
• Modeling experience in Ads, Search, Recommender Systems, NLP/CV.
• Strong foundation in algorithms related to LLMs and practical deployment.

Responsibilities

• Explore scaling laws for foundation models in recommendation and advertising.
• Build an intelligent ad placement system optimizing LTV and ROAS.
• Optimize training and online inference frameworks for foundation models, balancing cost and latency.

Skills

LLM deployment

Programming (Python)

Data structures & algorithms

Education

PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Tools

C/C++

Python

Job description

TikTok Inc. is seeking graduates to join the Global Monetization Product and Technology team in 2027, offering opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and grow within a platform used by millions.

Successful candidates should be able to commit to onboarding by the end of 2027; please indicate your availability and graduation date in your resume. The role helps build next-generation monetization platforms across ads in feeds, live, branding, measurement, targeting, and more