TikTok
Machine Learning Engineer Intern (TikTok-Data-Search-Basic Ranking) - 2027 Summer
San Jose, California · Internship · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- 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.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be able to establish authorization to work in the United States; the Company does not provide sponsorship or immigration-related benefits.
About the job
Supports the design, implementation, and improvement of TikTok Search features using data, experiments, and software engineering.
What you'll do
- Help design, implement, test, and iterate on Search features, services, or tools.
- Analyze large-scale data, logs, metrics, or experiments to improve search behavior and quality.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners and document work, communicate progress, risks, and learnings.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a listed or related technical discipline.
- Experience with at least one programming language such as Python, Java, C++, Go, or JavaScript.
- Familiarity with data structures, algorithms, software engineering fundamentals, and basic system design concepts.
Nice to have
- Project experience in search, recommendation, machine learning, information retrieval, NLP, ranking, ads, content understanding, or data mining.
- Familiarity with databases, distributed systems, data pipelines, experimentation, or large-scale backend services.
Tools
Python, Java, C++, Go, JavaScript
AI focus
Search machine learning and ranking work, including analyzing data and experiments to improve search quality.
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