Responsibilities
The TikTok-BRIC-ML Foundation team builds scalable ML and AI platforms that form the backbone of TikTok's risk control intelligence. It powers everything from model training and deployment to A/B testing and real-time inference. Our scope extends to cutting-edge AI infrastructure and LLM applications -- including AI agents, LLM inference services, and monitoring systems—that enable safer, smarter, and more trustworthy user experiences across the platform. In this team you'll have a unique opportunity to have first-hand exposure to the strategy of the company in key security initiatives. You'll be part of a team that's developing novel solutions to first-seen challenges of a non-stop evolution of a phenomenal product eco-system: - Work on infrastructure and tools to enable construction, deployment, and serving of risk defence algorithms and machine learning models at scale. Improve capacities of risk prevention, perception and remediation across various TikTok businesses. - Build tools and automated procedures to support risk analytics and defence enforcement. - Keep risk control solutions state-of-art in front of data security, modularisation, privacy and compliance. Help improve end-to-end risk service/platform/tooling SLA. - Lead technical direction for cross-team initiatives and mentor engineers in best practices for risk infrastructure and tooling. - Lead and be responsible for the technical direction of ML Foundation and continue to innovate. - Participate in the development of day-to-day operations and drive technical excellence. - Partner with product leads and team to define technical roadmap and milestones and work with team to deliver.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification(s) - Experienced manager has a track record of leading an engineering team for large distributed systems. - Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Go, C/C++, Java, Python - Ability to think critically and formulate solutions to problems in a clear and concise way - Solid communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with internal teams in a cross-functional environment Preferred Qualification(s) - Bachelor or above degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or relevant majors. - Experience in machine learning infrastructure that handles large traffic - Experience as engineer or engineering leader working on Risk related system (or known as Anti-abuse system, or Trust related domain)
Job Information
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
