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TikTok · 8 hours ago

Machine Learning Engineer, TikTok Ads Core Global - Traffic & Strategy

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$137K/yr - $259K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer for their Ads Core team. The role involves developing advanced ad technologies to optimize ad delivery and enhance revenue while ensuring a personalized user experience.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Achieve extreme iteration and optimization of advertising models via adanvanced technologies like AIGC/LLMs/RL/DL to enhance TikTok’s overall revenue and system efficiency, plus improving customer experience

Optimize the delivery efficiency of automatic delivery products, aiming to increase the penetration rate and lift compared to manual delivery

Iterate bidding and budget algorithms to sort out the best matching traffic as aspect of advertisers

Develop ads delivery capability as a tool for doing business with joint effort of TikTok's global recommendation optimization

Establish a robust, flexible and fair framework for multiple teams to parallely iterate related models in the delivery funnel

Qualification

Machine LearningDeep LearningC/C++PythonTensorFlowPytorchLinuxStatisticsAnalytical ThinkingResource ManagementTask SchedulingCollaborationCritical Thinking

Required

BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline with industry experience or model optimization experience

Solid programming skills, proficient in C/C++ and Python

Good theoretical grounding in deep learning concepts and techniques

Familiar with Linux development environment

Good analytical and critical thinking capabilities

Have essential knowledge and skills in statistics

Familiar with architecture and implementation of at least one mainstream machine learning programming framework (TensorFlow/Pytorch/MXNet)

Good collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams across different locations and time zones for global business needs

Preferred

Participation in national math/coding competitions (ACM/Hacker Cup/Hash Code/USACO/IOI/CCPC etc.)

Good understanding in one of the following domains: ads bidding & auction, ads quality control, and online advertising systems (familiar with one or more of these terms: CPC/CPM, CTR/CVR, Ranking /Targeting, Conversion/Budget, Campaign/Creative, Demand/Inventory, DSP/RTB)

Experience in resource management and task scheduling with large scale distributed software (such as Spark and TensorFlow)

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

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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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