Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (Monetization Technology - Ads Core Global) - 2027 Start (PhD)

TikTok
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningEducation: phdSkills: ["Analytical thinking"]

Build and optimize TikTok’s next-generation advertising delivery and ranking systems, improving efficiency across the ad funnel (recall/rough-sort, fine-sort like CTR/CVR, personalization, and resource allocation). Research and develop global advanced ad delivery using frontier ML/DL, RL, and LLM techniques, including scaling laws. Design and standardize system frameworks to continuously improve performance and support diverse vertical needs, partnering closely with product and business teams.

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Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (Monetization Technology - Ads Core Global) - 2027 Start (PhD)

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Job Summary

Build and optimize TikTok’s next-generation advertising delivery and ranking systems, improving efficiency across the ad funnel (recall/rough-sort, fine-sort like CTR/CVR, personalization, and resource allocation). Research and develop global advanced ad delivery using frontier ML/DL, RL, and LLM techniques, including scaling laws. Design and standardize system frameworks to continuously improve performance and support diverse vertical needs, partnering closely with product and business teams.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Graduate level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Optimize advertising funnel efficiency across recall/rough-sort, fine-sort (CTR/CVR), format/creative personalization, and system resource allocation.
  • •Research and develop advanced global advertising delivery systems using ML/DL, RL, LLMs, and scaling law techniques for ad recommendation.
  • •Design and set up system frameworks and standards to continuously improve overall efficiency and meet vertical business needs.
  • •Collaborate with product and business teams across scenarios with global impact.

Key Requirements

  • •Completing or recently completed a PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline.
  • •Strong programming skills in C/C++ and Python, with fundamentals of data structures and algorithms.
  • •Experience working in a Linux development environment.
  • •Solid analytical thinking with essential statistics knowledge.
  • •Theoretical grounding in deep learning and experience implementing at least one mainstream ML framework (TensorFlow/PyTorch/MXNet).
Education:PhD / Doctorate
Skills:Analytical thinking
Tech Stack:CC++PythonLinuxTensorFlowPyTorchMXNetMLDeep learningReinforcement learningLarge language modelsLLM

Company Brief

TikTok
Short-form video platform that lets users create, share, and discover entertainment content through algorithmic recommendations. It also offers advertising and creator tools for brands, influencers, and businesses.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2016
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