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TikTok · 1 hour ago

Software Engineer Graduate (Ads Infrastructure) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$119K/yr - $187K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Software Engineer Graduate to join their Ads machine learning data platform team. The role involves leading projects to build and operate scalable Ads ranking infrastructure systems and providing technical leadership to team members.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

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

Qualification

Computer Science fundamentalsCoding skillsAlgorithmsCausal inferenceDeep learningAds domain experienceLarge-scale ranking infrastructureProject management

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical disciplines

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

Preferred

Experience in Ads domain

Experience with building large-scale ranking infrastructure

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

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

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