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Machine Learning Engineer, TikTok Core Feed Recommendation - Dedup

Brief overview

San JoseIn-person
UndergradOr in progress
$156k–$317k/yrStated range
1+ yrsMinimum
1,996 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
230 green cardsCertified filings
Machine LearningDeep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)Multimedia or Computer VisionImage/video/audio retrievalRepresentation learningRe-identificationUnsupervised/self-supervised learningScalable data pipelinesReal-time data processingModel deployment and monitoring

About the company

TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Visa sponsorship history

4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026H-1B dependent

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1,996H-1B approved
98%approval rate
810new H-1B hires
230PERM certified
$200,900median wage / yr
H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.
2023488
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2026129
LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.
2023109
2024148
2025293
2026129
Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.
202329
202495
202560
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Job description

Summary

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer for their Dedup team. This role focuses on building and scaling AI technologies that enhance video understanding and content integrity for billions of users globally.

Responsibilities

  • Build and scale the Dedup and Copyright system that supports billions of users globally
  • Design and deploy machine learning models to support video understanding and content integrity
  • Integrate cutting-edge AI technologies to improve model accuracy, performance, and system efficiency
  • Develop scalable data pipelines and infrastructure to support training and serving of ML models on real-time, unstructured data
  • Run experiments to evaluate and debug models in production environments
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth deployment and monitoring of ML systems

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or a related field
  • Minimum of 1 year of industry experience in Machine Learning
  • Proficiency with at least one deep learning framework (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  • Experience in Multimedia or Computer Vision areas such as image/video/audio retrieval, representation learning, re-identification, or unsupervised/self-supervised learning
  • Master's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field
  • Experience working in large-scale production environments or high-growth tech companies

Qualifications

Must Haves

  • Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or a related field
  • Minimum of 1 year of industry experience in Machine Learning
  • Proficiency with at least one deep learning framework (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  • Experience in Multimedia or Computer Vision areas such as image/video/audio retrieval, representation learning, re-identification, or unsupervised/self-supervised learning

Nice to Haves

  • Master's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field
  • Experience working in large-scale production environments or high-growth tech companies

Benefits

  • Additional discretionary bonuses/incentives
  • Restricted stock units
  • 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
  • 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)

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