Jobs at TikTok
TikTok, part of ByteDance, has grown into a global short‑video platform with over 1.5 billion monthly active users. Its AI‑driven recommendation engine powers personalized content feeds and drives engagement, making the company a leader in real‑time data processing and mobile monetization.
The company hires across software engineering, data science, machine learning, product management, design, community moderation, policy, marketing, sales, and finance. Candidates can expect rigorous technical interviews for engineering roles, case‑study interviews for product and data roles, and culture‑fit questions that emphasize creativity, ownership, and scalability.
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Backend Software Engineer, TikTok Live Foundation (Sydney)
Company: TikTok
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posted Jan 24, 2025
TikTok, a leading platform for short-form mobile video, is seeking passionate and talented engineers to join their LIVE Foundation Subscription Team. The team focuses on facilitating the operation between creators and fans, maintaining the subscription community, and providing effective subscription services. The role involves planning and leading large-scale technical projects, developing robust technology products for 1 billion users, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate should be proficient in at least one of Go, Python, Java, or C++, have experience in building scalable, highly available, distributed systems, and possess strong communication skills.
Monetization Strategy & Operations Associate (US)
Company: TikTok
Location: New York, NY
Posted Jan 24, 2025
Site Reliability Engineer, TikTok Server Architecture
Company: TikTok
Location: San Jose, CA
Posted Jan 24, 2025
TikTok, a leading platform for short-form mobile video, is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE). The role involves managing complex challenges of scale, designing and implementing software platforms, and ensuring efficient, automated, and intelligent service-oriented architecture governance. TikTok values creativity, inclusivity, and diversity, offering competitive compensation and benefits. The company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations and is inclusive of candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, or sincerely held religious beliefs.
Tech Lead Machine Learning Engineer, Ads Targeting
Company: TikTok
Location: San Jose, CA
Posted Jan 24, 2025
Software Engineer - TikTok Search Business - San Jose
Company: TikTok
Location: San Jose, CA
Posted Jan 24, 2025
TikTok, a leading platform for short-form mobile video, is seeking motivated individuals for complex engineering challenges. The role involves working with a multidisciplinary team to enhance TikTok's search experience, build a robust infrastructure, and develop key features. The successful candidate will support business development, optimize system performance, and construct a high freshness multi-media index. TikTok values inclusivity and diversity, offering competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) savings plan, and paid parental leave.
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, E-commerce Feed Recommendation
Company: TikTok
Location: San Jose, CA
Posted Jan 24, 2025
TikTok, a leading platform for short-form mobile video, is seeking an applied machine learning engineer to join their Interest-based E-commerce team. The role involves building large-scale live-streaming and short video e-commerce recommendation algorithms, designing predictive models, and improving user shopping experience. The company values creativity, innovation, and inclusivity, offering competitive compensation and benefits. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Computer Science, strong programming skills, and experience in applied machine learning, deep learning tools, and at least one programming language.
Computer Vision Scientist, Applied Vision
Company: TikTok
Location: Singapore
Posted Jan 24, 2025
TikTok, a leading platform for short-form mobile video, is expanding its engineering team in Singapore. The company values creativity, intelligence, compassion, and bold ideas. The Applied Vision team, a part of TikTok, focuses on content understanding to empower business and optimize products. They conduct cutting-edge research in computer vision and machine learning, ensuring technologies are successfully applied to ByteDance's products. The team incubates new products using these technologies. Qualifications include a Master's degree or above in Computer Science, research experience in areas like image/video search, object detection, and facial analysis, strong algorithms and programming skills, and the ability to collaborate and work independently.
Senior Cloud Security Operations Specialist
Company: TikTok
Location: New York, NY
Posted Jan 24, 2025
Employee Relations Specialist - EMEA - Dublin
Company: TikTok
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posted Jan 24, 2025
Physical Security Systems Specialist - USDS
Company: TikTok
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posted Jan 24, 2025
TikTok U.S. Data Security (USDS) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S., focusing on data protection and content assurance. The team spans across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, and more. Their mission is to keep U.S. users safe while they learn, earn, express, and get entertained. The job posting seeks a candidate with expertise in international security architecture, program management, and physical security technologies. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills, be highly motivated, and demonstrate leadership abilities. TikTok values diversity and inclusivity, aiming to create an environment that reflects its global community.
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - AIGC Model, TikTok Monetization GenAI
Company: TikTok
Location: Seattle, WA
Posted Jan 24, 2025
TikTok, a leading platform for short-form mobile video, is seeking ML engineers for its Generative AI team under Monetization Technology. The team focuses on developing cutting-edge Generative AI technologies across various modalities to improve creative efficiency for advertisers, agencies, and creators. Responsibilities include developing AI-driven applications for text-to-image and text-to-video transformations, designing robust multi-GPU systems, and staying updated with the latest industry developments. The ideal candidate should have a M.S./Ph.D. in Computer Science or related fields, deep expertise in Python and deep learning frameworks, and proficient experience in Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes environments. TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space and offers competitive compensation and benefits.