TikTok
Machine Learning Engineer Intern (TikTok-Data-Search-Local Service) - 2027 Summer
San Jose, California · Internship · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- Completing or recently completed 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 any immigration-related benefits.
About the job
Supports the design and improvement of TikTok Search features and systems by developing software and analyzing data on user search behavior.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, test, and iterate on Search features, services, or tools with guidance from engineers and mentors.
- Analyze large-scale data, logs, metrics, or experiments to improve product or system quality.
- Collaborate with partner teams, document work, and communicate progress, risks, and learnings.
What they ask for
- Completing or recently completed 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
The role supports Search and may involve machine learning, recommendation, information retrieval, NLP, ranking, and content understanding projects.
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