Senior ML Engineer: Ads Ranking & Growth Engine

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 178,000 - 416,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

10 paid holidays per year & 17 paid PT

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to join the Ads team focused on shop ads. You will build scalable ML systems to improve ad ranking, CTR and conversions, collaborating with product managers and designers to shape next-gen shopping experiences on TikTok.

The role emphasizes deep learning, feature engineering and model evaluation, with opportunities to work on large datasets and cross-functional projects in a fast-paced in-person environment in Los Angeles.

Qualifications

• Highly self-motivated to drive business growth and foster technical advancement.
• Proficient in using SQL and Python and experience with data manipulation.
• Experience with big data processing frameworks (e.g., Hadoop, Spark) and distributed computing for efficient data mining on large-scale datasets.
• Solid understanding of machine/deep learning concepts and techniques, including feature engineering, model evaluation, and optimization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to handle and derive insights from complex and unstructured datasets.

Responsibilities

• Build highly scalable machine learning systems and state-of-the-art machine learning models to improve ad ranking quality and optimize advertisers' marketing strategies.
• Explore, develop and experiment with new features to improve model accuracy.
• Understand ads platform objectives and take full advantage of modern machine learning to improve ads relevance, quality, and quantity delivered to end-users.
• Collaborate with Global counterpart, Product Managers, Designers, and other disciplines to explore the next generation of shopping experiences on TikTok.

Skills

SQL

Python

Big data

ML concepts

Analytical skills

Education

Master's degree in CS/DS/Statistics

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to join the Ads team focused on shop ads. You will build scalable ML systems to improve ad ranking, CTR and conversions, collaborating with product managers and designers to shape next-gen shopping experiences on TikTok.

The role emphasizes deep learning, feature engineering and model evaluation, with opportunities to work on large datasets and cross-functional projects in a fast-paced in-person environment in Los Angeles.