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TikTok · 2 weeks ago

Research Engineer Intern (Ads ML Infra) - 2026 Start (PhD)

San Jose, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$60/hr - $60/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Research Engineer Intern to contribute to the Ads machine learning data platform team. The intern will lead projects to build scalable Ads ranking infrastructure systems and provide technical guidance while collaborating with various teams.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead projects committed to building and operating scalable and reliable Ads ranking infrastructure systems

Provide technical leadership and guidance to team members and project peers

Communicate cross-functionally across various teams, organizations and internal and external stakeholders to drive engineering efforts

Lead the innovation efforts, and bring in new ideas and technologies

Qualification

Machine LearningAlgorithmsData StructuresCausal InferenceDeep LearningProject ManagementInnovationExperience in Ads DomainBuilding InfrastructureCommunication SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsTeam Leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical disciplines

Strong Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design) and problem-solving skills

Solid coding skills and a good understanding of algorithms, especially causal inference, uplift model, and deep learning

Experience in managing projects

Preferred

Experience in Ads domain

Experience with building large-scale ranking infrastructure

Benefits

Interns have day one access to health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year)

Housing allowance

Company

TikTok

Glassdoor3.4

TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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