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TikTok lists this Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (Brand Ads) - 2027 Start (PhD) San Jose Regular PhD Graduates - 2027 Start opportunity in northern, Kentucky. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
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@2026 TikTok
Technology
Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (Brand Ads) - 2027 Start (PhD)
Location:
San Jose
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Code:
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Responsibilities
The Brand Ads Team builds technologies that unlock business growth potential. This team owns several ads products: reservation ads, auction ads, and innovative content ads that enables advertisers and users to foster more awareness of their brand to attain their business goals. We work on the end-to-end ads delivery tech stack, including ads bidding, ranking, and forecasting.We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.
As a Machine Learning Engineer on the Brand Ads team, you will work on real-world problems such as forecasting available inventory, optimizing auction traffic, and using machine learning to improve delivery quality and efficiency. You will collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, data scientists, and strategy partners to turn ambiguous business challenges into scalable technical solutions.
You will work on a brand-facing business where your systems map directly to revenue and to the experience of major advertisers.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a PhD degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
Solid programming skills in one or more general-purpose programming languages, including but not limited to Go, C/C++, Java, or Python.
Familiarity with basic data structures, algorithms, and Linux development environment.
Strong coding, debugging, and system design fundamentals.
Strong analytical thinking skills and essential knowledge of statistics, probability, and machine learning fundamentals.
Good theoretical grounding in machine learning and deep learning concepts and techniques.
Familiarity with at least one mainstream machine learning framework, such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or MXNet.
Comfort with ambiguity and the judgment to make clear engineering trade-offs.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Good understanding of online advertising systems, especially one or more of the following areas: guaranteed delivery, reservation ads, pacing, allocation, inventory forecasting, traffic strategy, brand safety, ads ranking, bidding, or auction systems.
Familiarity with advertising concepts such as CPM, CPC, CTR, CVR, campaign, creative, targeting, demand, inventory, budget, pacing, reservation, auction, DSP, or RTB.
Experience with large-scale backend systems, recommendation systems, search systems, or advertising systems.
Experience with data analysis, experimentation, feature engineering, or model optimization.
Experience with distributed computing or large-scale machine learning systems, such as Spark, Flink, TensorFlow, or similar platforms.
Relevant internship, project, or research experience in advertising, recommendation, forecasting, optimization, or large-scale machine learning systems.
Job Information
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $ - $ 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:
Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
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
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