Machine Learning Engineer Intern (TikTok-Data-Search-Search Quality) - 2026 Start (PhD)

TikTok
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteInternshipFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningEducation: phdSkills: ["Communication","Teamwork","Problem-solving"]

Join the Search team to build and iterate search features, services, and tools that improve relevance and overall search quality for TikTok users. Work with large-scale data, logs, metrics, and experiments to understand user search behavior and drive improvements. Collaborate with engineering, product, data science, and machine learning partners while writing clean, maintainable code and communicating progress, risks, and learnings.

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Machine Learning Engineer Intern (TikTok-Data-Search-Search Quality) - 2026 Start (PhD)

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Job Summary

Join the Search team to build and iterate search features, services, and tools that improve relevance and overall search quality for TikTok users. Work with large-scale data, logs, metrics, and experiments to understand user search behavior and drive improvements. Collaborate with engineering, product, data science, and machine learning partners while writing clean, maintainable code and communicating progress, risks, and learnings.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Internship
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Intern level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support the design, implementation, testing, and iteration of search features, services, or tools under guidance.
  • •Analyze large-scale data, logs, metrics, or experiments to understand user search behavior and improve product or system quality.
  • •Collaborate with engineering, product, data science, and ML partners to define requirements and deliver milestones.
  • •Write clear, maintainable code and documentation for assigned workstreams.
  • •Communicate progress, risks, and learnings with mentors and stakeholders throughout the internship.

Key Requirements

  • •Commit to a 12-week full-time internship.
  • •Currently pursuing a PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • •Strong coding skills with a solid foundation in algorithms and data structures.
  • •Experience in one or more areas such as NLP, ranking, ads, search engines, recommender systems, distributed systems, or machine learning.
  • •Effective communication and teamwork skills.
Experience:NLPRankingAdsSearch engineRecommender systemDistributed systemMachine learning
Education:PhD / Doctorate in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering (or related technical discipline)
Skills:CommunicationTeamworkProblem-solving

Company Brief

TikTok
Short-form video platform that lets users create, share, and discover entertainment content through algorithmic recommendations. It also offers advertising and creator tools for brands, influencers, and businesses.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2016
WebsiteLinkedIn