TikTok · 7 hours ago
Machine Learning Engineer Intern (Search Ads)- 2026 Summer (BS/MS)
San Jose, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$45/hr - $60/hr
Start in 2026 SummerTikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer Intern to join their Search Ads team. The role involves working on large-scale Ads systems, optimizing relevance models, and improving NLP capabilities.
Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo
Responsibilities
Participate in the development of a large-scale Ads system
Responsible for relevance model and strategy optimization, such as semantic matching models, active learning, text/photo/video multi-model, ranking strategy, etc
Participate in the development and iteration of Ads algorithms by using Machine Learning
Work on NLP (Natural Language Processing) capability improvement and query understanding, such as query classification, seq2seq, NER (Named Entity Recognition), knowledge graph, bidword optimization, etc
Work on CTR/CVR model estimation accuracy, data analysis, modeling, feature engineering
Research and develop Ads pacing algorithms, ads traffic control, etc
Partner with product managers and product strategy & operation team to define product strategy and features
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant majors
Experience in and good theoretical grounding in machine learning concepts and techniques
Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general purpose programming languages, including but not limited to: Go, C/C++, Python
Experience in one or more of the following frameworks: Tensorflow/PyTorch/MXNet, etc
Ability to think critically and to formulate solutions to problems in a clear and concise way
Must be able to commit to a 12-week full-time work period during Summer or Fall 2026
Preferred
Experience with Ads system, recommendation, searching, ranking, etc
Benefits
Interns have day one access to health insurance
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits and more
Interns also receive 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)
Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.
Company
TikTok
TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.
Founded in 2003
10001+ employees
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Funding
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CEO
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