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The monetization technology team works on building and running large-scale, globally distributed, fault-tolerant ads systems. SREs keep the systems up and running with the highest level of availability, ensuring our users have the best experience possible. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume. Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.
Responsibilities:
- Define and drive Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for online machine learning inference systems, ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of large-scale production inference services.
- Ensure the reliability and operational excellence of offline machine learning training pipelines, continuously improving training job success rates.
- Drive infrastructure capacity planning and resource management for machine learning workloads, ensuring compute resources meet evolving business demands while continuously improving GPU and CPU utilization through performance optimization.
- Lead the enablement of new machine learning frameworks and GPU platforms, driving large-scale production deployment while maintaining model quality and business performance.
- Design, build, and maintain MLOps platforms and automation tools, including quota management, job diagnostics, monitoring and observability, resource management, and operational tooling.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Expertise in Linux operating systems, networking, storage.
- Experience programming in at least one of the following programming languages: Python, Go, C, C++, or Java.
- Experience in troubleshooting application issues, or production operations.
- Effective communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in SRE of machine learning systems.
- Experience in SRE of ads/recommendation/search systems.
By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $128000 - $256000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. 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, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure). The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
- Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
- Exercising sound judgment.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Responsibilities
The monetization technology team works on building and running large-scale, globally distributed, fault-tolerant ads systems. SREs keep the systems up and running with the highest level of availability, ensuring our users have the best experience possible. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume. Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.
Responsibilities:
- Define and drive Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for online machine learning inference systems, ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of large-scale production inference services.
- Ensure the reliability and operational excellence of offline machine learning training pipelines, continuously improving training job success rates.
- Drive infrastructure capacity planning and resource management for machine learning workloads, ensuring compute resources meet evolving business demands while continuously improving GPU and CPU utilization through performance optimization.
- Lead the enablement of new machine learning frameworks and GPU platforms, driving large-scale production deployment while maintaining model quality and business performance.
- Design, build, and maintain MLOps platforms and automation tools, including quota management, job diagnostics, monitoring and observability, resource management, and operational tooling.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Expertise in Linux operating systems, networking, storage.
- Experience programming in at least one of the following programming languages: Python, Go, C, C++, or Java.
- Experience in troubleshooting application issues, or production operations.
- Effective communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in SRE of machine learning systems.
- Experience in SRE of ads/recommendation/search systems.
By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $128000 - $256000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. 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, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure). The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
- Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
- Exercising sound judgment.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
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Map your degree to SOC codes
Your graduate degree must align with the specific Standard Occupational Classification code the employer lists on the LCA. Check O*NET to confirm your field maps cleanly to the posted role before applying.
Target employers with cap-exempt affiliations
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-related entities can file H-1B petitions outside the annual lottery. Graduate roles at these organizations give you a path that doesn't depend on April registration.
Search H-1B sponsorship history on Migrate Mate
Filter by job title and industry on Migrate Mate to see which employers have filed H-1B LCAs for graduate-level roles. This shows real filing patterns, not just stated policies.
Clarify your OPT end date early
If you're on OPT, give employers your exact authorization end date upfront. An H-1B petition filed under cap-gap rules must be submitted before your OPT expires to maintain continuous work authorization through October 1.
Ask about premium processing before signing
Some employers offer premium processing, which cuts USCIS adjudication to 15 business days. Confirm whether the company covers this cost during offer negotiation, not after you've accepted.
Verify the employer's E-Verify enrollment
USCIS requires H-1B employers to be enrolled in E-Verify. Confirm this before your start date, unenrolled employers cannot legally onboard H-1B workers, and discovering it late can delay your start.
H-1B Visa Graduate: Frequently Asked Questions
Do graduate roles qualify as specialty occupations for H-1B purposes?
Most graduate-level positions qualify if the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. Engineering, data science, finance, and research roles typically meet this standard. Generalist titles like 'graduate analyst' can face scrutiny if the job description doesn't specify a required field, so ask the employer how they document the specialty occupation requirement in the LCA before you accept an offer.
How do I find employers who consistently sponsor H-1B visas for graduate positions?
Migrate Mate aggregates DOL Labor Condition Application filing data so you can filter by job title and see which employers have an active H-1B sponsorship history for graduate-level roles. Consistent LCA filings across multiple years indicate an established sponsorship process, which reduces the risk of delays caused by an employer navigating the paperwork for the first time.
Can I start a graduate job on OPT and later convert to H-1B?
Yes. This is one of the most common pathways. You begin work on OPT, and your employer files an H-1B registration during the April cap season. If selected, USCIS processes the petition with an October 1 start date. Cap-gap rules extend your work authorization automatically between OPT expiry and October 1, provided the petition is filed before your OPT ends.
What prevailing wage level applies to a graduate role?
Prevailing wage levels for H-1B positions are set by DOL and tied to the SOC code and geographic location. Graduate roles typically fall at Level I or Level II, which correspond to entry-level and qualified worker wage thresholds. You can verify the applicable wage using the OFLC Wage Search before your offer, so you know whether the salary your employer proposes meets the legal minimum.
Does it matter which employer files my H-1B if I'm a recent graduate?
Employer size and structure directly affect cost obligations and processing options. Large employers subject to the H-1B dependent rules face additional attestation requirements. Cap-exempt organizations like universities can file year-round. Employers enrolled in E-Verify can legally sponsor H-1B workers. Confirming these details before accepting an offer protects you from starting a role only to discover the employer isn't structured to complete the filing.