# Software Engineer - TikTok AI Search Infrastructure Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/job/software-engineer-tiktok-ai-search-infrastructure-tiktok-e36bcd51 Software Engineer - TikTok AI Search Infrastructure at TikTok, an on-site role based in San Jose, California, USA. Experience level: 5 Years. First seen on RealAnalystJobs on 15 November 2026, read from TikTok's own careers page (TikTok), which RealAnalystJobs re-checks daily and removes the role when it closes. TikTok has approved H-1B petitions on USCIS record (employer-wide, not a promise for this role). Updated 15 November 2026. ## Key facts - Company: [TikTok](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/tiktok) - Location: San Jose, California, USA - Work mode: On-site - First seen: Nov 15, 2026 - Employment type: Full time - Experience level: 5 Years - Source: TikTok's careers page (TikTok), re-checked daily ## Visa sponsorship The posting does not say. TikTok had H-1B petitions approved for 454 workers in fiscal year 2026 (USCIS). That is history, not a promise for this role. [See the record](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/tiktok#h1b-record) ## About this role About the Team TikTok AI Search Infra team is responsible for building highly performant, scalable and stable infrastructures that serve billions of search requests everyday, and reinventing the search experience of billions of users globally. We apply cutting edge ML/NLP/LLM/VLM technology for end-to-end modeling, and focus on building and optimizing performance/efficiency for large-scale ML infra and online/offline distributed systems, enabling AI to realize its potential value for billions of TikTok users. We embrace a culture of self-direction, intellectual curiosity, openness, and problem-solving. Responsibilities - Evolve TikTok’s AI Search multi-agent LLM engine, supporting ReAct + Tool calling, DAG-based workflows, and RAG paradigms - Deploy and optimize text/multimodal LLMs, including inference acceleration, model alignment during training, and reinforcement learning - Build scalable and reliable end-to-end serving platforms supporting multiple TikTok AI Search use cases, such as Q&A cards, in-app chatbot, and visual search, including both online and offline scenarios - Build large-scale data architecture for handling billion-level data records: offline computation, distributed system performance and scheduling optimization, as well as building high-availability, high-throughput, and low-latency online services - Design and build personalized AI search capabilities to achieve more accurate AI Overview and Q&A experience for users - Collaborate with modeling and product teams to deliver better AI search experience for Tiktok users Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor or advanced degree in Computer Science or related disciplines - At least 5 years of industry experience in one of the following areas: recommendation, search, Ads and ML Infra - Strong Computer Science background, proficient coding skills and solid understanding of algorithm & data structure. - Have experience in at least one of the following areas: recommendation system, search engine, advertising engine, Agent/RAG engine, LLM serving/training. - Effective communication and teamwork skills, strong ownership mindset Preferred Qualifications: - Familiar with system performance optimization in Linux environment, experience with large-scale C++ system development are preferred - Familiar with large-scale distributed systems development; experience with distributed databases or distributed data processing frameworks is a plus - Experience with GPU inference optimization, LLM/VLM serving and training are preferred Description from TikTok's public careers feed, reproduced so you can read the role here. 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