(General Hire) Machine Learning Engineer, TikTok Recommendation

San Jose, California, US Until 8/22/2026 2+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted March 29, 2026 Last posted March 29, 2026
Job description

Description

About the Team
Recommendation algorithm team plays a central role in the company, driving critical product decisions and platform growth. The team is a diverse group of world-level researchers and engineers, who develop and support the production recommendation systems that drive product impact. The team is fast-paced, collaborative and impact-driven.

Responsibilities - What You'II Do
- Develop recommendation systems that improve user experience and platform content ecosystem.
- Build machine learning systems and pipelines to address critical product challenges.
- Own a complex part(s) of the system, lead its development, support, and improvements.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams to design product strategies and build solutions to grow TikTok in the US market.

Requirements

Minimum Qualification
- Bachelor degree or above in computer science or a related major, with 2+ years of related work experience.
- Proficient in C/C++, Python and have a deep understanding of data structure and algorithm design. Practical experience using these languages building production systems.
- Solid knowledge and practical experience developing and training models with at least one popular deep learning framework (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: applied machine learning, machine learning infrastructure, large-scale recommendation system, market-facing machine learning product.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.

About this role

Summary

Develop and maintain recommendation systems and machine learning pipelines for TikTok.

Job title

Machine Learning Engineer, TikTok Recommendation

Experience level

2+ years

Minimum experience

2+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

On-site in San Jose, CA, with remote work not specified.

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

C/C++Pythondata structuresalgorithm designdeep learning

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

recommendation systemsmachine learningdeep learningrecommendation algorithms
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

San Jose, CA, USA

On-site City