TikTok
Machine Learning Engineer Intern (TikTok-Data-Search-Search Quality) - Summer 2027
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 any immigration-related benefits.
About the job
Supports the design and improvement of TikTok Search features by analyzing large-scale data and collaborating with engineering, product, data science, and machine learning teams.
What you'll do
- Help design, implement, test, and iterate on Search features, services, or tools.
- Analyze data, logs, metrics, or experiments to understand search behavior and improve quality.
- Write maintainable code and documentation, collaborate on project milestones, and communicate progress and risks.
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
- Experience with search, recommendation, machine learning, information retrieval, NLP, ranking, or related projects.
- 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 quality work involving machine learning and related areas such as recommendation, information retrieval, natural language processing, and ranking.
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