TikTok · 8 hours ago
Machine Learning Engineer Intern (Lead Ads) - 2026 Summer (BS/MS)
San Jose, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$45/hr - $60/hr
Start in 2026 SummerTikTok is a leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer Intern to join their Lead Ads team. The role involves participating in the development of large-scale ads systems and utilizing machine learning techniques to optimize ad delivery and improve relevance models.
Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo
Responsibilities
Participate in the development of a large-scale Ads system
Responsible for relevance model and strategy optimization, such as semantic matching models, active learning, text/photo/video multi-model, ranking strategy, etc
Participate in the development and iteration of Ads algorithms by using Machine Learning
Work on NLP (Natural Language Processing) capability improvement and query understanding, such as query classification, seq2seq, NER (Named Entity Recognition), knowledge graph, bidword optimization, etc
Work on CTR/CVR model estimation accuracy, data analysis, modeling, feature engineering
Research and develop Ads pacing algorithms, ads traffic control, etc
Partner with product managers and product strategy & operation team to define product strategy and features
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant majors, with related work experience
Solid programming skills, including but not limited to: Go, C/C++, Python. Familiar with basic data structure and algorithms. Familiar with Linux development environment
Good analytical thinking capability. Have essential knowledge and skills in statistics
Good theoretical grounding in the machine and deep learning concepts and techniques (CNN/RNN/LSTM, etc.)
Familiar with the architecture and implementation of at least one mainstream machine learning programming framework (TensorFlow/PyTorch/MXNet), familiar with its architecture and implementation mechanism
Must be able to commit to a 12-week full-time work period during Summer or Fall 2026
Preferred
Experience with Ads system, recommendation, searching, ranking, etc
Benefits
Day one access to health insurance
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
10 paid holidays per year
Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year)
Housing allowance
Company
TikTok
TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.
Founded in 2003
10001+ employees
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Funding
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CEO
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