Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (Tech and Product, USDS) - 2027 Start

As part of the Tech and Product team of TikTok USDS, you will build and scale high-impact Machine Learning solutions—including recommendation engines, search relevance, and e-commerce systems—designed to deliver personalized, high-performing experiences while ensuring world-class data governance, privacy compliance, and system security for US users.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, train, and evaluate machine learning models for recommendation systems, search ranking, query understanding, or conversion prediction.
• Implement efficient pipelines for feature extraction, model training, evaluation, offline-to-online deployment, and A/B testing.
• Process and analyze massive user behavior data and catalog logs using distributed systems to construct real-time and offline features.
• Optimize online inference latency and system throughput for high-QPS production microservices.
• Conduct continuous A/B testing, analyze online metrics, identify bottleneck areas, and iterate on models to drive business goals.

Requirements

• Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Statistics, or a related discipline.
• Solid background in Data Structures, Algorithms, Computer Systems, and Software Design.
• Strong theoretical understanding and practical knowledge of machine learning concepts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior internship or project experience in Recommendation Systems, Search Engine, Computational Advertising, or E-Commerce AI.
• Experience with distributed computing frameworks.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $122,574 - $187,200 annually. Compensation may vary depending on a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the total package, which may also include additional discretionary bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units.

Benefits

• Day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Wellbeing benefits.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• 10 paid sick days per year.
• 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

Schedule

This role requires an on-site presence up to 5 days a week.

About the Company

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture ensures compliance with data privacy and cybersecurity safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps, and algorithms. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision-making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation.

Why Join Us

At TikTok, we inspire creativity and bring joy by helping people authentically express themselves and connect. Our global, diverse teams create value for our communities through innovation and collaboration. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make an impact. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team, embracing an "Always Day 1" mindset to achieve meaningful breakthroughs.