TikTok
Senior Machine Learning Engineer Manager - TikTok Trust & Safety
San Jose, California · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- At least 1 year of people management experience; 5+ years of relevant hands-on experience is preferred.
About the job
Leads the design and deployment of scalable machine-learning systems, including LLM-based moderation solutions, to protect TikTok users from harmful content.
What you'll do
- Design next-generation LLM-based moderation solutions and scalable classifiers, predictive models, and algorithms.
- Partner with engineering teams to build model pipelines and deploy services at scale.
- Collaborate with product teams and data analysts to improve trust and safety strategy and identify data patterns.
What they ask for
- At least 1 year of people management experience.
- Proficiency with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow, and programming languages such as Python or Java.
- Strong Python and similar-language programming skills, with a deep understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Good communication and teamwork skills; willingness to learn new techniques and take on challenging problems.
Nice to have
- Experience in trust and safety.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, NLP, audio, content understanding, or large-scale online machine-learning platforms; skill in LLMs, Multimodal LLMs, and downstream applications.
Tools
PyTorch, TensorFlow, Python, Java, LLM, Multimodal LLM
AI focus
Designs LLM-based content moderation solutions and develops machine-learning models and systems to protect users from negative content.
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