Machine Learning Engineer Intern (Trust & Safety) - 2026 Start (PhD)

TikTok; Singapore; On-site; SGD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer Intern (Trust & Safety) for a 2026 start date in Singapore. The role targets PhD students who will build safety systems, work on scalable classifiers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to protect the platform.

The internship emphasizes applying ML, NLP, and CV techniques to improve trust and safety, with industry-leading research opportunities and exposure to real-world content moderation challenges.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, engineering or quantitative field.
• Solid experience in machine learning, pattern recognition, NLP, data mining, or computer vision.
• Experience in recommendation, search, advertising, or related projects.
• Publications in top AI conferences or journals (KDD, IJCAI, WWW, WSDM, ICML, NeurIPS, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, ACL, etc) is a plus.
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Passion for techniques and solving challenging problems.

Responsibilities

• Build industry-leading content safety systems for TikTok.
• Develop highly-scalable classifiers, tools, models and algorithms leveraging cutting-edge machine learning, computer vision and data mining technologies.
• Understand product objectives and improve trust and safety strategy and model's performance.
• Work with cross-functional teams to protect TikTok globally.

Skills

Machine learning

NLP

Data mining

Computer vision

Pattern recognition

Education

PhD in Computer Science/Engineering/Quantitative field

Job description

Machine Learning Engineer Intern (Trust & Safety) - 2026 Start (PhD)

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Employment Type:

Intern

Job Code:

A54258

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Responsibilities

• Build industry-leading content safety systems for TikTok
• Develop highly-scalable classifiers, tools, models and algorithms leveraging cutting-edge machine learning, computer vision and data mining technologies
• Understand product objectives and improve trust and safety strategy and model's performance
• Work with cross-functional teams to protect TikTok globally

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications- Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, engineering or quantitative field;
• Solid experience in at least one of the following areas: machine learning, pattern recognition, NLP, data mining, or computer vision;
• Preferred Qualifications- Experience in recommendation, search, advertising, or other related projects;
• Published papers in the top AI conferences or journals is a plus, including KDD, IJCAI, WWW, WSDM, ICML, NeurIPS, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, ACL, etc;
• Competition experience in machine learning, data mining, CV, NLP, etc;
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms;
• Passion for techniques and solving challenging problems.

Job Information

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an \"Always Day 1\" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

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