TikTok
Machine Learning Engineer Intern (E-Commerce Recommendation Mall)- 2027 Summer
Seattle, Washington · Internship · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
About the job
Research and develop generative, LLM-powered, and agentic recommendation systems for TikTok e-commerce, improving personalization, user experience, and long-term value.
What you'll do
- Explore generative recommendation methods, including generative retrieval and re-ranking, and optimize model training and inference efficiency on GPUs.
- Apply LLMs, reinforcement learning, and agents to improve recommendation capabilities for e-commerce challenges such as cold start and user intent understanding.
- Develop approaches to model and optimize long-term value and user experience.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Solid foundation in machine learning and deep learning, with research or project experience in at least one listed area: LLMs, reinforcement learning, generative models, recommender systems, or information retrieval.
- Proficient in Python and at least one mainstream deep learning framework.
- Strong problem-solving skills and interest in complex, open-ended research problems.
Nice to have
- Experience with recommendation systems or related large-scale consumer products and architectures.
- Experience with LLMs or multimodal models, long-term value modeling, distributed training, or related areas listed in the posting.
Tools
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, LLMs, Reinforcement Learning, GPUs
AI focus
Research and develop generative, LLM-based, and agentic recommendation systems, including personalization, long-term value and user-experience modeling, and training and inference optimization.
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