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Machine Learning Engineer Intern (Search Ads) - 2027 Summer
San Jose, California · Internship · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or above degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Develop and optimize machine-learning systems and algorithms for search advertising, including relevance, ranking, query understanding, ad delivery, and monetization.
What you'll do
- Develop a large-scale ads system and iterate on ads algorithms using machine learning.
- Optimize relevance models and strategies, NLP and query understanding, CTR/CVR estimates, and ads pacing or traffic control.
- Partner with product teams to define product strategy and features.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree or above in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Theoretical grounding and experience in machine-learning concepts and techniques.
- Programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general-purpose languages, including Go, C/C++, or Python.
- Experience with one or more frameworks such as Tensorflow, PyTorch, or MXNet; able to commit to 12 weeks of full-time work during Summer 2027.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with ads systems, recommendation, search, or ranking.
Tools
Go, C/C++, Python, Tensorflow, PyTorch, MXNet
AI focus
Machine-learning development and optimization for search ads, including semantic matching, ranking, NLP and query understanding, CTR/CVR modeling, and ads pacing.
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