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TikTok

Short-form video platform with ads

Machine Learning Engineer - Search Ads

Applied Machine LearningConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Jose, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or another relevant major.
  • Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in general-purpose programming languages.
  • Ability to think critically and formulate solutions to problems clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in developing a large-scale advertising system.
  • Optimize relevance models and strategies, including semantic matching models, active learning, multimodal text/photo/video, and ranking strategies.
  • Develop and iterate advertising algorithms using machine learning.
  • Improve natural language processing capabilities and query understanding, including query classification, sequence-to-sequence methods, named entity recognition, knowledge graphs, and bidword optimization.
  • Improve click-through rate and conversion rate model estimation accuracy through data analysis, modeling, and feature engineering.
  • Research and develop advertising pacing algorithms and advertising traffic control.
  • Partner with product managers and product strategy and operations teams to define product strategy and features.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages, including Go, C/C++, or Python.
  • Understanding of one or more of ad fraud detection, risk control, quality control, adversarial engineering, and online advertising systems.
  • Knowledge of one or more of machine learning, deep learning, backend systems, large-scale systems, data science, and full-stack development.

About the Company

TikTok

Short-form video platform with ads

TikTok is a short-form mobile video platform that lets people create, discover, and share quick videos. Users upload vertical clips, edit them with built-in tools, and browse a personalized feed powered by an algorithm that highlights relevant content. Advertisers can use in-feed ads, branded hashtags, and the Business Center to plan and measure campaigns, making it easy for brands to reach a global audience. Its goal is to inspire creativity and bring joy by helping people express themselves and by connecting brands with a wide audience.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$740K
Headquarters
Santa Monica, CA
Founded
2016

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