Tech Lead Manager, AI Platform

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Team Introduction
The AI Platform team is a team focusing on building advanced end-to-end production pipelines with core technologies including generative AI, intelligent editing and content understanding. By utilizing AI model training, optimization, deployment and applications, we provide cutting-edge AI capabilities to empower content creation and consumption on TikTok and serve billions of users. We are looking for a strong tech lead manager to lead a team of 10+ members that design and implement generative AI solutions to support AI product applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of talented engineers to design, architect and implement backend systems to apply generative AI models to TikTok products, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Develop automation frameworks and champion processes to drive engineering excellence, quality, and efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate generative AI technology into our user-facing products. Lead technical planning and execution, responsible for the success of technical metrics.
• Stay close to both academic and industrial advancements in generative AI technologies, consistently bringing in new initiatives for generative AI applications.

Qualifications

• B.S./M.S./Ph.D. in Computer Science or related fields with at least 5 years of experience in software development.
• 5+ years of Python/C/C++/Go experience, proficient in at least one programming language and solid software engineering design skills.
• Experience in large-scale backend systems with deep learning components, familiar with RPC frameworks, experience in dealing with concurrent systems and architectures.
• At least 1 year of leadership or management experience in leading AI teams, proven track of record of successful AI business deliveries. Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, coupled with a passion for innovation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferring experience in generative model training, tuning and optimizations, such as model compression, quantization and distillation for transformer and diffusion models.

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 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://shorturl.at/cdpT2

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $210000 - $358000 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.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. 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:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.