Lead AI Platform Engineer - E-Commerce & LLMs

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term disability coverage

Long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Paid holidays

Paid sick days

Paid personal time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture is seeking a seasoned AI Platform Lead to drive the design, implementation, and operation of scalable AI platforms for e-commerce goals using LLMs and AI Agents. You will collaborate across teams to push technical innovation and integrate emerging technologies into the infrastructure.

You will own system architecture, guide ML workflows, and mentor engineers while aligning with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with at least 1 year of experience in scalable ML systems.
• Strong programming skills and a deep understanding of Agentic AI, RAG, and LLM processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and operation of AI platforms to enable e-commerce business goals through LLMs and AI Agents.
• Collaborate across teams to drive technical innovation and integrate emerging technologies into the infrastructure.

Skills

System Architecture

Machine Learning

Agentic AI

RAG

LLM Training

LLM Serving

Software Design Patterns

Algorithms

Data Structures

AI Orchestration

A2A Protocols

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Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture is seeking a seasoned AI Platform Lead to drive the design, implementation, and operation of scalable AI platforms for e-commerce goals using LLMs and AI Agents. You will collaborate across teams to push technical innovation and integrate emerging technologies into the infrastructure.

You will own system architecture, guide ML workflows, and mentor engineers while aligning with business objectives.