Join us as we inspire
creativity and bring joy to
millions of users worldwide.
@2025 TikTok
Responsibilities
About the team The Machine Learning Engineering (MLE) team focused on the application of multimodal LLMs, unsupervised learning, and clustering algorithms. The ideal candidate will work closely with product, operations, and engineering teams to apply advanced natural language processing, computer vision, and deep learning technologies to solve business challenges and extract actionable insights. Responsibilities - Collaborate closely with data scientists, machine learning engineers, and software developers to build scalable data pipelines. - Support the development and deployment of machine learning models by ensuring high-quality, reliable data infrastructure. - Drive innovation in data processing, storage, and retrieval to optimize model training and inference. - Work in an agile environment focused on continuous integration and delivery of ML solutions. - Contribute to the design and implementation of data governance and security best practices.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field along with proven experience in data engineering, preferably within a machine learning or AI-focused team. - Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala. - Hands-on experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Kafka) along with strong expertise in designing, building, and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines. - Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and their data services. Preferred Qualifications - Solid understanding of database systems, both SQL and NoSQL. - Experience optimizing performance in big data and fully understanding data skew along with familiarity with data governance, lineage, and real-time data processing practices. - Knowledge of machine learning workflows and data requirements along with excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $14400 - $329334 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to 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, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
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.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request