ML Engineer, Brand Ads: Delivery & Forecasting

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 317,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is hiring for a backend-focused role in California. You will help build delivery and inventory systems, forecast and allocate inventory, and arbitrate traffic between reservation and auction demand. The position involves end-to-end ownership from design to launch.

You will work with Product, Strategy, Data Science, and cross-functional teams to turn business opportunities into scalable capabilities. Strong coding and large-scale system experience are required.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong coding, debugging, and system design fundamentals.
• Proficiency in Go, C/C++, Java, Python, or similar languages.
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to make clear engineering trade-offs.
• Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with large-scale backend, recommendation, or advertising systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize the delivery stack across pacing, allocation, traffic strategy, and delivery controls.
• Drive products from concept to launch with Product, Strategy, and cross-functional partners.
• Turn business goals into scalable delivery strategies and system designs.
• Own technical design, implementation, experimentation, launch, and iteration.
• Use data and experiments to diagnose problems and drive fast iteration.

Skills

Go

C/C++

Java

Python

Backend systems

Ad systems

Education

BS/MS in CS

Job description

TikTok is hiring for a backend-focused role in California. You will help build delivery and inventory systems, forecast and allocate inventory, and arbitrate traffic between reservation and auction demand. The position involves end-to-end ownership from design to launch.

You will work with Product, Strategy, Data Science, and cross-functional teams to turn business opportunities into scalable capabilities. Strong coding and large-scale system experience are required.