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senior machine learning engineer, shop ads - usds

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TikTok

Technology
 
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Pangle - USDS
 
Location
 :
 
Seattle
 
Employment Type
 :
 
Regular
 
Job Code
 :
 
A153849
 
Responsibilities
 
About the team
 Pangle is the ad network of TikTok for Business, helping mobile developers accelerate growth, deliver engaging ad experiences, and maximize revenue by accessing TikTok's global advertising demand. Operating in more than 36 countries and regions, Pangle has built a strong reputation for driving measurable results for app partners worldwide.
 As Pangle expands into the U.S. market, we're building our advertising platform from the ground up — tackling exciting new challenges in large-scale systems, optimization, and machine learning. Join us to shape the future of mobile monetization and grow your career in a fast-moving, global team.
 
In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
 
Responsibilities: 
<ul>
<li>Develop and optimize bidding algorithms and strategies across Pangle's ad delivery systems, including targeting, retrieval, ranking, and bidding models, with a focus on improving monetization efficiency and overall ad ROI.</li>
<li>Improve the performance and efficiency of large-scale, online-learning–based deep models for real-time advertising applications.</li>
<li>Apply advanced modeling techniques and strategic thinking to enhance attribution accuracy, delivery quality, and long-term ecosystem sustainability. Identify and drive innovative commercialization technologies and product solutions.</li>
<li>Design, build, and iterate on core ad prediction models such as CTR (Click-Through Rate) and CVR (Conversion Rate) models.</li>
</ul>
Qualifications
 
Minimum Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical disciplines.</li>
<li>3+ years of hands-on experience with building and training complex and scalable machine learning systems.</li>
<li>Strong Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design) and problem-solving skills.</li>
<li>Strong coding skills and a solid understanding of machine learning algorithms, particularly deep learning and ranking models.</li>
<li>Experience leading or driving machine learning projects.</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Strong theoretical background in machine learning and deep learning, with proficiency in at least one major framework (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).</li>
<li>Demonstrated experience optimizing large-scale advertising systems, including bidding algorithms and delivery strategies. Familiarity with OCPC, OCPM, and AEO bidding models, and understanding of ad delivery mechanisms.</li>
<li>Excellent teamwork and communication skills, with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to move projects forward independently.</li>
<li>Strong business and data intuition, passion for tackling complex problems, and proven ability in abstraction, project execution, and innovation.</li>
</ul>
Job Information
 
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
 
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $177688 - $341734 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 USDS
 
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.
 
​
 
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.
 
​
 
USDS Reasonable Accommodation
 
USDS 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/USDS-RA

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Pangle - USDS

Technology
 
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Shop Ads - USDS
 
Location
 :
 
Seattle
 
Employment Type
 :
 
Regular
 
Job Code
 :
 
A251554A
 
Responsibilities
 
About the team
 The TikTok USDS Shop Ads team is dedicated to blending advertiser focus with technical expertise. Our mission is to enhance shop ads—both open-loop and closed-loop—to establish TikTok US as an essential growth engine for businesses of all sizes and a top destination for consumers to discover and buy products, content, and services. We are crucial to driving TikTok's ad revenue and are committed to developing the next-generation shop ad solutions for the platform.
 
In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
 
Responsibilities: 
<ul>
<li>Build highly scalable machine learning systems and state-of-the-art machine learning models to improve ad ranking quality and optimize advertisers' marketing strategies. Examples include but are not limited to click through rate prediction, conversion rate prediction, intelligent format selection and user journey optimization.</li>
<li>Explore, develop and experiment with new features to improve model accuracy.</li>
<li>Understand ads platform objectives and take full advantage of modern machine learning to improve ads relevance, quality, and quantity delivered to end-users.</li>
<li>Collaborate with Global counterpart, Product Managers, Designers, and other disciplines to explore the next generation of shopping experiences on TikTok.</li>
</ul>
Qualifications
 
Minimum Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Highly self-motivated to drive business growth and foster technical advancement.</li>
<li>Proficient in using SQL and Python and experience with data manipulation</li>
<li>Experience with big data processing frameworks (e.g., Hadoop, Spark) and distributed computing for efficient data mining on large-scale datasets.</li>
<li>Solid understanding of machine/deep learning concepts and techniques, including feature engineering, model evaluation, and optimization.</li>
<li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to handle and derive insights from complex and unstructured datasets.</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Master's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field.</li>
<li>5+ years experience as a Machine Learning Engineer, Data Scientist, and experience in causal machine learning is preferred</li>
<li>Work experience in user growth, marketing algorithms, recommendation algorithms, advertisement algorithms or related fields is preferred.</li>
<li>Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.</li>
</ul>
Job Information
 
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
 
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $177688 - $341734 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 USDS
 
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.
 
​
 
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.
 
​
 
USDS Reasonable Accommodation
 
USDS 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/USDS-RA

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Shop Ads - USDS

Technology
 
Senior Software Engineer, Ads Infra Big Data - USDS
 
Location
 :
 
Seattle
 
Employment Type
 :
 
Regular
 
Job Code
 :
 
A159794
 
Responsibilities
 
About the team
 The Ads System at TikTok operates on a massive scale and serves millions of advertisers, clients and influencers across the world. The quality of the ads system highly depends on the ability to handle massive data, and machine learning is widely used to improve the quality of our ads. The USDS Ads Infra team is responsible for building highly efficient, scalable and stable infrastructure to support Ads machine learning, ranking and big data systems.
 We are seeking innovative Software Engineers to join our team. You will drive key technical projects and play a pivotal role in elevating our engineering capabilities.
 
In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
 
Responsibilities: 
<ul>
<li>Drive projects committed to building and operating innovative big data computing frameworks and storage systems to empower large-scale Ads serving and machine learning systems.</li>
<li>Communicate cross-functionally across various teams, organizations and internal and external stakeholders to drive engineering efforts.</li>
<li>Drive the innovation efforts, and bring in new ideas and technologies.</li>
</ul>
Qualifications
 
Minimum Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree or above, major in computer science or related technical disciplines.</li>
<li>2+ years of hands-on experience in big data processing and storage frameworks, e.g. Hadoop, Flink, Spark, Kafka, Hive, HBase, Redis, RocksDB, etc.</li>
<li>Strong Computer Science fundamentals (coding, algorithms, data structures, software design) and problem-solving skills.</li>
<li>Ability to think critically and to formulate solutions to problems in a clear and concise way;</li>
<li>Effective communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Experience in Ads domain.</li>
<li>Experience with building large-scale ranking and machine learning infrastructure.</li>
<li>Experience of Peta Byte level data processing.</li>
</ul>
Job Information
 
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
 
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $177688 - $341734 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 USDS
 
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.
 
​
 
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.
 
​
 
USDS Reasonable Accommodation
 
USDS 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/USDS-RA

Senior Software Engineer, Ads Infra Big Data - USDS

Technology
 
Senior Software Engineer, Ads Ranking Infra - USDS
 
Location
 :
 
Seattle
 
Employment Type
 :
 
Regular
 
Job Code
 :
 
A203163
 
Responsibilities
 
About the team
 The Ads System at TikTok operates on a massive scale and serves millions of advertisers, clients and influencers across the world. The quality of the ads system highly depends on the ability to handle massive data, and machine learning is widely used to improve the quality of our ads. The USDS Ads Infra team is responsible for building highly efficient, scalable and stable infrastructure to support Ads machine learning, ranking and big data systems.
 We are seeking innovative Software Engineers to drive our technology forward. You will spearhead key projects and elevate the team through strong technical leadership.
 
In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
 
Responsibilities: 
<ul>
<li>Lead projects committed to building, optimizing and operating large-scale ranking systems that serve billions of daily ads with low latency and high precision.</li>
<li>Collaborate with ML engineers to integrate ranking models into production, ensuring seamless inference, freshness, and feedback loops.</li>
<li>Provide technical leadership and guidance to team members and project peers.</li>
<li>Communicate cross-functionally across various teams, organizations and internal and external stakeholders to drive engineering efforts.</li>
<li>Lead the innovation efforts, and bring in new ideas and technologies.</li>
</ul>
Qualifications
 
Minimum Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree or above, major in computer science or related technical disciplines.</li>
<li>4+ years of hands-on experience in building large-scale ads serving, recommendation, ranking, or search systems.</li>
<li>Strong Computer Science fundamentals (coding, algorithms, data structures, software design) and problem-solving skills.</li>
<li>Ability to think critically and to formulate solutions to problems in a clear and concise way;</li>
<li>Effective communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.</li>
<li>Experience in managing projects.</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Experience in Ads domain.</li>
<li>Experience with building large-scale ranking and machine learning infrastructure.</li>
<li>Experience of Peta Byte level data processing.</li>
</ul>
Job Information
 
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
 
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $177688 - $341734 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 USDS
 
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.
 
​
 
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.
 
​
 
USDS Reasonable Accommodation
 
USDS 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/USDS-RA

Senior Software Engineer, Ads Ranking Infra - USDS

Technology
 
Senior Backend Software Engineer, Shop Ads - USDS
 
Location
 :
 
Seattle
 
Employment Type
 :
 
Regular
 
Job Code
 :
 
A21226A
 
Responsibilities
 
About the team
 The TikTok USDS Shop Ads team is dedicated to blending advertiser focus with technical expertise. Our mission is to enhance shop ads—both open-loop and closed-loop—to establish TikTok US as an essential growth engine for businesses of all sizes and a top destination for consumers to discover and buy products, content, and services. We are crucial to driving TikTok's ad revenue and are committed to developing the next-generation shop ad solutions for the platform.
 
In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
 
Responsibilities: 
<ul>
<li>Build highly scalable machine learning systems and state-of-the-art machine learning models to improve ad ranking quality and optimize advertisers' marketing strategies. Examples include but are not limited to click through rate prediction, conversion rate prediction, intelligent format selection and user journey optimization.</li>
<li>Explore, develop and experiment with new features to improve model accuracy.</li>
<li>Understand ads platform objectives and take full advantage of modern machine learning to improve ads relevance, quality, and quantity delivered to end-users.</li>
<li>Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other disciplines to explore the next generation of shopping experiences on TikTok.</li>
</ul>
Qualifications
 
Minimum Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical disciplines.</li>
<li>3+ years of working experience and extensive knowledge of modern software tech stack, including large-scale backend systems, and data pipelines.</li>
<li>Strong Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design), coding skills and problem-solving skills.</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Strong programming expertise in C++ or Go, including debugging and performance optimization in general-purpose languages.</li>
<li>Experience building or maintaining large-scale advertising infrastructure or similar high-throughput, low-latency systems.</li>
<li>Excellent teamwork and communication skills, with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to move projects forward independently.</li>
<li>Strong business and data intuition, passion for tackling complex problems, and proven ability in abstraction, project execution, and innovation.</li>
</ul>
Job Information
 
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
 
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $177688 - $341734 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 USDS
 
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.
 
​
 
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.
 
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USDS Reasonable Accommodation
 
USDS 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/USDS-RA

Senior Backend Software Engineer, Shop Ads - USDS

Technology
 
Senior Software Engineer, Ads Serving and Foundation - USDS
 
Location
 :
 
Seattle
 
Employment Type
 :
 
Regular
 
Job Code
 :
 
A58212
 
Responsibilities
 
About the team
 TikTok Ads is helping to power the open internet with the best technology that connects and creates value for millions of advertisers, users, and influencers across the world, driving continuous innovation and significant impact in the digital advertising space. The Ads Infra - Serving and Foundation Team builds advertising systems and integrations that power ads from creation to delivery and the data that influences decisions along the way. This system spans multiple data centers, supports rapid product iterations, and develops key advertising features.
 
As part of our team, you will have excellent opportunities to build the end-to-end Ads system that encompasses the complete lifecycle, including massive data gathering and processing, highly concurrent, high-performance, and highly scalable advertising delivery architecture, etc.
 
In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
 
Responsibilities: 
<ul>
<li>Building and operating scalable and reliable ads serving infrastructure systems.</li>
<li>Communicate cross-functionally across various teams, organizations and internal and external stakeholders to drive engineering efforts.</li>
<li>Lead innovation efforts, and bring in new ideas and technologies.</li>
</ul>
Qualifications
 
Minimum Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical disciplines.</li>
<li>2+ years of working experience and extensive knowledge of modern software tech stack, including large-scale backend systems, and data pipelines.</li>
<li>Strong Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design), coding skills and problem-solving skills.</li>
<li>Curiosity towards new technologies and entrepreneurship.</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Experience in the Ads domain.</li>
<li>Experience with building large-scale ads serving infrastructure.</li>
</ul>
Job Information
 
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
 
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $177688 - $341734 annually.
 
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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.
 
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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).
 
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The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
 
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For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates: 
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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:
 
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1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
 
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2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
 
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3. Exercising sound judgment.
 
​
 
About USDS
 
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.
 
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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.
 
​
 
USDS Reasonable Accommodation
 
USDS 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/USDS-RA

Senior Software Engineer, Ads Serving and Foundation - USDS

Technology
 
Senior Software Engineer, Ads Backend - USDS
 
Location
 :
 
Seattle
 
Employment Type
 :
 
Regular
 
Job Code
 :
 
A225904
 
Responsibilities
 
About the team
 The USDS Ads Team is a new and rapidly developing, high-impact group central to driving the company's revenue growth. We are responsible for architecting and developing cutting-edge, highly scalable personalized ads ranking and serving solutions, all operating within a secure US Data Security (USDS) environment. This mission-critical system processes massive data volumes, executes high-speed auctions, and powers billions of daily ad impressions, making it a core driver of the TikTok US ads ecosystem's growth.
 This is a rare and critical opportunity to be an early contributor, taking on a foundational role in building and scaling the core ad delivery infrastructure and architecture that will have a direct, substantial impact on the company's financial success and compliance standards.
 
In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
 
Responsibilities: 
<ul>
<li>Lead the design, development, deployment and optimization of highly available, low-latency, and high-QPS distributed systems for core data ingestion, enrichment and ads delivery components. This spans upstream data pipelines (e.g., real-time signal ingestion, identity matching, ad attribution, and large-scale training data generation) to downstream serving components (catalog management, ads retrieval, ranking, and delivery). Ensure strict data consistency, latency guarantees, and clear SLA across all stages.</li>
<li>Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, setting high standards for code quality and system architecture, and ensuring project execution aligns with product goals.</li>
</ul>
Qualifications
 
Minimum Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.</li>
<li>4+ years of professional experience in software development, focusing on large-scale distributed systems, high-throughput backend services, or low-latency infrastructure.</li>
<li>Deep expertise in system architecture and experience with microservices, asynchronous programming, and fault-tolerant design.</li>
<li>Proficiency in Python and fluency in at least one systems-level programming language (e.g., Go, C++).</li>
<li>Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a proven track record of driving impact within a closely integrated product and engineering team.</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications: 
<ul>
<li>Deep expertise in the Ads domain.</li>
<li>Solid data analysis capabilities to investigate complex data or system problems amidst ambiguity</li>
<li>Experience in leading a team or major technical initiatives</li>
</ul>
Job Information
 
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
 
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $177688 - $341734 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 USDS
 
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.
 
​
 
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.
 
​
 
USDS Reasonable Accommodation
 
USDS 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/USDS-RA

Senior Software Engineer, Ads Backend - USDS

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