Senior Machine Learning Engineer, TikTok Core Feed Recommendation - Dedup San Jose Technology - Algorithm Regular

TikTok Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 218,000 - 388,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer for the Core Feed Dedup and Copyright system in San Jose. You will design, train, and deploy ML models for video understanding and content integrity, while building scalable data pipelines to support real-time data processing.

Join a team that integrates cutting-edge AI tech to boost model accuracy and efficiency. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and help scale production systems across billions of users.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or related field
• Minimum 3 years of industry experience in Machine Learning
• Proficiency with at least one deep learning framework (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• Experience in Multimedia or Computer Vision areas such as image/video/audio retrieval, representation learning, re-identification, or unsupervised/self-supervised learning

Responsibilities

• Build and scale the Dedup and Copyright system for billions of users.
• Design and deploy ML models for video understanding and content integrity.
• Integrate AI technologies to improve model accuracy, performance, and system efficiency.
• Develop scalable data pipelines and infrastructure to support training and serving of ML models on real-time data.
• Run experiments to evaluate and debug models in production environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth deployment and monitoring of ML systems

Skills

Machine Learning

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Multimedia/Computer Vision

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree or higher

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, TikTok Core Feed Recommendation - Dedup

Location:

San Jose

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A244339

Responsibilities

• Build and scale the Dedup and Copyright system that supports billions of users globally
• Design and deploy machine learning models to support video understanding and content integrity
• Integrate cutting- edge AI technologies to improve model accuracy, performance, and system efficiency
• Develop scalable data pipelines and infrastructure to support training and serving of ML models on real-time, unstructured data
• Run experiments to evaluate and debug models in production environments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth deployment and monitoring of ML systems

QualificationsMinimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of industry experience in Machine Learning
• Proficiency with at least one deep learning framework (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• Experience in Multimedia or Computer Vision areas such as image/video/audio retrieval, representation learning, re-identification, or unsupervised/self-supervised learning

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience working in large-scale production environments or high-growth tech companies

Job Information

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $218400 - $387600 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

• Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location.
• Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others.
• Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok Accommodation

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request