TikTok
Posted 2w ago

Machine Learning Engineer Intern (TikTok-Data-Search-Recommendation) - 2027 Summer

TikTok
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteInternship
Responsibilities
  • supporting design
  • analyzing data
  • writing code
Requirements
  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's in CS/EE/Data Science/Math
  • Experience with Python/Java/C++/Go/JavaScript
  • Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, system design
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
Technical tools mentioned
PythonJavaC++GoJavaScript

Job description

The Search team builds the systems that help users find relevant, reliable, and engaging content across TikTok. The team works across search retrieval, ranking, recommendation signals, query understanding, relevance, infrastructure, and product experiences. Our work combines large-scale machine learning, data-driven product development, and distributed systems to improve search quality for a global user base.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. Our internship program offers students hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges while building a strong foundation for personal and professional growth.

Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals.

Candidates may apply to a maximum of two positions across Our Company and its affiliates globally. Applications will be considered in the order they are submitted.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Please clearly state your availability in your resume, including your start and end dates.

Responsibilities
- Support the design, implementation, testing, and iteration of Search features, services, or tools under the guidance of engineers and mentors.
- Work with large-scale data, logs, metrics, or experiments to understand user search behavior and improve product or system quality.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, data science, and machine learning partners to define requirements and deliver project milestones.
- Write clear, maintainable code and documentation for assigned workstreams.
- Communicate progress, risks, and learnings with mentors and stakeholders throughout the internship.

Minimum Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience with at least one programming language such as Python, Java, C++, Go, or JavaScript through coursework, projects, internships, or equivalent practical experience.
- Familiarity with data structures, algorithms, software engineering fundamentals, and basic system design concepts.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with search, recommendation, machine learning, information retrieval, natural language processing, ranking, ads, content understanding, or data mining projects.
- Familiarity with databases, distributed systems, data pipelines, experimentation, or large-scale backend services.
- Experience using data to investigate product, user, or system problems.
- Ability to communicate technical ideas clearly and collaborate with cross-functional partners.
- Interest in improving search experiences for large-scale consumer products.

As a condition of employment, all successful candidates must be able to establish authorization to work in the United States. For this position, the Company does not provide sponsorship or any immigration-related benefits.

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.



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.

f:

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

About TikTok

Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.

Year founded
2016
Employees
10000
Organization type
Private
Latest investment
Raised $9.40B Private Equity (2020) — led by SoftBank, KKR, General Atlantic
Subsidiaries
Headquarters
US

Similar jobs

Machine Learning Engineer roles near San Jose, California
1h
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Machine Learning Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$176k-$308k/yr OnsiteFull Time
ServiceNow
ServiceNowNYSE: NOW: Provides a cloud platform for automating enterprise digital workflows.
Requires Java or Python, object-oriented programming, design patterns, efficient algorithms, AI/ML techniques, product development, unit testing, profiling, and code tuning experience.
Java, Python, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), AI, Machine Learning (ML)
16h
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Machine Learning Engineer Graduate (E-Commerce Risk Control) - 2027 Start
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field; master's preferred. Requires machine learning knowledge, Python, SQL/Hive, Hadoop, and strong data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving skills.
Python, SQL, Hive, Hadoop, TikTok
18h
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Machine Learning Engineer, Ads
San Francisco or North America
$165k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
Higgsfield
Higgsfield: AI platform for cinematic social media video production.
Deep advertising ML experience, strong ads systems knowledge, hands-on LLM or generative AI experience, prompt engineering, model evaluation, post-training, and production ML engineering skills.
LLMs, prompt engineering, supervised fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, CTR, CVR, ROAS
1d
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Causal Inference
San Francisco or Sunnyvale or Los Angeles or Seattle or New York City
$204k-$299k/yr OnsiteFull Time
DoorDash
DoorDashNASDAQ: DASH: On-demand delivery platform connecting consumers with local merchants.
Deep causal inference, econometrics, experimentation, or causal ML experience; production ML engineering; rigorous model evaluation; and ability to collaborate across engineering, analytics, product, and business teams.
ML, CUPED, Covey, Covey Scout for Inbound
1d
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Geometric Vision
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$407k-$460k/yr HybridFull Time
Wayve
Wayve: Develops end-to-end artificial intelligence for autonomous driving systems.
Principal-level expertise in 3D computer vision or geometric machine learning; large-scale deep learning; Python and C++; mathematical foundations; and experience taking research systems through data, training, evaluation, and deployment.
PyTorch, Python, C++, NeRFs, Gaussian Splatting, SLAM, LiDAR
1d
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Geometric Vision
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$407k-$460k/yr HybridFull Time
Wayve
Wayve: Develops AI software for autonomous vehicle navigation.
Principal-level expertise in 3D or geometric vision, deep learning at scale, Python and C++, mathematical foundations, and leading research problems from concept through production systems.
PyTorch, Python, C++, SLAM, NeRFs, Gaussian Splatting, LiDAR
1d
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Machine Learning Engineer
Austin or Fremont or Lisle
$170k-$250k/yr RemoteFull Time
Koch Inc.
Koch Inc.: Operates global manufacturing, refining, and industrial technology businesses.
10+ YOE10+ years building production ML for physical or engineering systems; strong Python with PyTorch or TensorFlow; engineering and simulation knowledge; Azure Machine Learning or similar cloud ML experience.
Azure Machine Learning, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Azure ML, Gaussian processes, gradient-boosted trees, GNNs, PINNs, Azure GPU compute, Azure ML endpoints, model registry, EM simulation tools
1d
Save
Mark Applied
Hide
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Content Platform
San Jose, California, United States
$141k-$361k/yr HybridFull Time
Roku
RokuNASDAQ: ROKU: Operates a TV streaming platform and sells streaming hardware.
10+ YOE10+ years in software or ML engineering; BS or MS in computer science, mathematics, or a related quantitative field; expertise deploying large-scale ML models and using modern ML stacks and MLOps tools.
Generative AI, Vision Models, MLOps, LLMs, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Spark, cloud-native MLOps tools