ML Engineer - E‑Commerce LLMs & Production

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Match

Parental Leave

Disability Coverage

Life Insurance

Wellbeing Benefits

Paid Time Off

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC seeks an experienced ML/NLP engineer to architect and implement advanced LLM-based systems for e-commerce and content discovery. You will advance semantic understanding, fine-tuning, and production-ready serving, leveraging state-of-the-art techniques for robust performance.

Join a mission-driven team focused on platform integrity, merchant compliance, and secure ecosystems, with a strong emphasis on hands-on collaboration and in-person teamwork across the U.S.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, AI, or Mathematics.
• 1+ years professional experience in ML, NLP, or CV.
• Proficiency in at least one of C++, Python, Go, or Java.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop LLM-based systems for unstructured data.
• Define semantic understanding frameworks and entity extraction.
• Apply advanced techniques like RLHF/DPO and Instruction Tuning.
• Optimize model serving with quantization and efficient attention.

Skills

C++

Python

Go

Java

Education

MS or PhD in CS/AI/Math

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC seeks an experienced ML/NLP engineer to architect and implement advanced LLM-based systems for e-commerce and content discovery. You will advance semantic understanding, fine-tuning, and production-ready serving, leveraging state-of-the-art techniques for robust performance.

Join a mission-driven team focused on platform integrity, merchant compliance, and secure ecosystems, with a strong emphasis on hands-on collaboration and in-person teamwork across the U.S.