Machine Learning Engineer Manager
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Develop efficient content recognition models for high-impact scenarios such as CSAM (Child Safety), CBS (Cross-border Sync), and Misinformation to enhance automation in content moderation.
- Address challenges in cross-lingual, multimodal, and low-resource settings to improve model generalization under complex compliance constraints.
- Collaborate with Recommendation, Policy, and Product teams to formulate joint safety strategies, enabling flexible governance from content recognition to traffic control.
- Engage in the full-stack development process—from data curation and strategy modeling to model deployment—to continuously improve system response speed and compliance granularity.
Requirements
- Experience in multimodal algorithm development with exposure to large model applications in real-world scenarios; familiarity with content moderation tasks; modeling experience in safety or compliance domains is preferred.
- Strong understanding of compliance-driven requirements, with the ability to translate policy needs into practical technical solutions.
- Skilled in cross-functional collaboration, capable of guiding joint policy design and integrated system implementation.
- Publications in top conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV) or experience in competitive AI challenges.
- Highly responsible and self-motivated, with a deep interest in content safety technology and the ability to adapt to a fast-evolving risk governance landscape.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with day one access
- 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 accruals increasing by tenure
- Discretionary bonuses and incentives
- Restricted stock units
FOR PAY TRANSPARENCY
Compensation Description: The base salary range for this position in the selected city is USD 244,800 - 450,000 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on factors including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that compensates and recognizes employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses or incentives and restricted stock units.
FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY (UNINCORPORATED) CANDIDATES
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal and external clients or colleagues
- Handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems
- Exercising sound judgment
ABOUT TIKTOK
TikTok is a leading destination for short-form mobile video, dedicated to inspiring creativity and bringing joy. The company operates globally, with headquarters in Los Angeles and Singapore, and offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
WHY JOIN US
TikTok prioritizes creativity and authentic expression. The product is designed to help people discover, connect, and express themselves, supported by diverse teams across the globe. The organization values curiosity, humility, and impact, pursuing meaningful breakthroughs through collaboration and continuous learning.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
TikTok is committed to fostering an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and perspectives. The company aims to reflect the communities it serves and celebrates diverse voices to achieve its mission of inspiring creativity and bringing joy.
TIKTOK ACCOMMODATION
TikTok provides reasonable accommodations in the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs, or other protected reasons. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request.
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