Senior ML Platform Engineer – Ads Ranking

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture in San Jose, CA, is seeking a Software Engineer to lead the Ads ranking infrastructure and ML data platform projects. You will guide scalable systems for data collection, feature engineering, and model training, and collaborate with diverse teams across the organization.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, cross-functional communication, and ongoing innovation as the ads system handles millions of advertisers and inputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical disciplines.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with building and training complex and scalable machine learning systems.
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design) and problem-solving skills.
• Solid coding skills and a good understanding of algorithms, especially causal inference, uplift model, and deep learning.
• Experience in managing projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects committed to building and operating scalable and reliable Ads ranking infrastructure systems.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to team members and project peers.
• Communicate cross-functionally across various teams, organizations and internal and external stakeholders to drive engineering efforts.
• Lead the innovation efforts, and bring in new ideas and technologies.

Skills

Machine Learning

Algorithms

Coding

CS fundamentals

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture in San Jose, CA, is seeking a Software Engineer to lead the Ads ranking infrastructure and ML data platform projects. You will guide scalable systems for data collection, feature engineering, and model training, and collaborate with diverse teams across the organization.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, cross-functional communication, and ongoing innovation as the ads system handles millions of advertisers and inputs.