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TikTok · 5 months ago

Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (Monetization Technology - GenAI , Ads Creative & Ecosystem) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$115K/yr - $231K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, aiming to inspire creativity and bring joy. They are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer Graduate to assist in developing AI-driven video editing features and contribute to building systems for automated image and video generation, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement AI solutions.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

AI-Powered Video Editing: Assist in developing AI-driven video editing features, including multilingual script generation, video clip recommendations, and automatic video enhancement

Automated Image/Video Generation: Contribute to building systems that generate images and videos from content descriptions and visual references, leveraging data-driven strategies to improve content quality

Model Training and Fine-tuning: Participate in training and fine-tuning machine learning models for content generation, ensuring high quality and relevance of outputs

Data Management and Preprocessing: Assist in preparing and cleaning data for model training, ensuring data quality and supporting effective model performance

Collaboration and Problem Solving: Work with cross-functional teams, including engineers and product managers, to implement AI solutions that meet business requirements and optimize product features

Technology Engaging: Stay updated on the latest advancements in multimodal and generative AI, integrating relevant technologies into product development to enhance capabilities

Qualification

Machine LearningComputer VisionDeep LearningGenerative AIAI Project DeploymentContent CreationData ManagementPassion for AICollaborationProblem Solving

Required

Final year or recent graduate with a background in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, Electronic Information Engineering, or related fields, with a solid understanding of advertising and creative technology. Passionate about AI and content creation, with the ability to design AI solutions that align with business objectives

Strong foundation in computer vision and deep learning, familiar with neural network architectures and algorithms. Proficient with training frameworks like DeepSpeed and Megatron, and acceleration techniques such as model distillation, pruning, quantization, MoE, and FlashAttention

Knowledge of advanced multimodal and generative AI models, including CLIP, BEIT, CoCa, BLIP2, InstructionBLIP, Flamingo, ChatGPT, LLaMA, Qwen-VL, and StableDiffusion

Ability to enhance the quality of image and video creatives using methods such as Prompt Engineering, pre/post-processor plugin optimization, RAG/GraphRAG, AI-Agents, and Fine-tuning

Preferred

Hands-on experience in model development and AI project deployment, with expertise in multimodal classification, retrieval, content matching, and video captioning

Strong skills in creating high-quality content using LLM/MLLM/AIGC technologies

Insight into the technical roadmap and trends in AI subfields like audio, image, video, and natural language processing. Preference for candidates with top-tier publications in relevant AI areas

Benefits

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

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)

Company

TikTok

Glassdoor3.4

TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

H1B Sponsorship

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