Software Engineer, Ads Infra - Scalable ML Platform

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 342,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC in Los Angeles is seeking experienced Software Engineers to advance infrastructure for Ads ML, ranking and big data systems. You will lead projects, build backend services, and raise engineering efficiency.

Ideal candidates have a CS-degree or higher, 3+ years in scalable distributed systems, strong problem-solving skills and clear communication. This is an on-site role with cross-team impact and opportunities to drive innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• 3+ years in software engineering or distributed systems.
• Experience with large-scale, distributed infrastructure.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects to build, optimize and operate automation and tooling for large-scale Ads systems.
• Develop backend services and platform capabilities to improve efficiency and DevOps maturity.
• Optimize availability, observability, and performance of infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership and guide team members across projects.
• Communicate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive engineering efforts.
• Drive innovation by evaluating new technologies.

Skills

Software engineering

Distributed systems

Problem solving

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC in Los Angeles is seeking experienced Software Engineers to advance infrastructure for Ads ML, ranking and big data systems. You will lead projects, build backend services, and raise engineering efficiency.

Ideal candidates have a CS-degree or higher, 3+ years in scalable distributed systems, strong problem-solving skills and clear communication. This is an on-site role with cross-team impact and opportunities to drive innovation.