Tiktok - San Jose, CA

posted 2 days ago

Full-time - Senior
San Jose, CA
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. The ads system at TikTok operates on a massive scale, serving millions of advertisers, clients, and influencers worldwide. The quality of our ads system is heavily reliant on our ability to handle vast amounts of data, and machine learning plays a crucial role in enhancing the quality of our advertisements. The Ads machine learning data platform team is tasked with building a highly efficient and stable infrastructure to collect and process data for machine learning training, serving, and privacy enforcement, which includes feature engineering, feature store, and training data generation. We are seeking an innovative Senior Software Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will provide technical leadership for key projects and empower your team members. You will lead projects focused on building and operating scalable and reliable ads ranking infrastructure systems. Your responsibilities will include developing, driving, and executing the technical vision and roadmap for the ads ML infrastructure team. You will also provide technical guidance to team members and project peers, ensuring effective communication across various teams, organizations, and stakeholders to drive engineering efforts. Additionally, you will lead innovation efforts and introduce new ideas and technologies to the team. At TikTok, we believe in creating an inclusive environment where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our mission to inspire creativity and bring joy is reflected in our commitment to celebrating diverse voices and creating a workplace that mirrors the communities we serve. We are passionate about fostering an environment that encourages creativity and collaboration, and we hope you share this passion.

Responsibilities

  • Lead projects committed to building and operating scalable and reliable ads ranking infrastructure systems.
  • Develop, drive, and execute the technical vision and roadmap for the ads ML infrastructure team.
  • Provide technical leadership and guidance to team members and project peers.
  • Communicate cross-functionally across various teams, organizations, and internal and external stakeholders to drive engineering efforts.
  • Lead the innovation efforts and bring in new ideas and technologies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical disciplines.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with building and training complex and scalable machine learning systems.
  • Strong Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design) and problem-solving skills.
  • Solid coding skills and a good understanding of algorithms, especially causal inference, uplift model, and deep learning.
  • Experience in managing projects.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience in Ads domain.
  • Experience with building large-scale ranking infrastructure.

Benefits

  • 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company match.
  • Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans.
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.
  • 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) and 10 paid sick days per year.
  • 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.
  • Mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra.
  • 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements.
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