ML Engineer Intern: Ads Systems & NLP Impact

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Housing allowance

Paid holidays

Job summary

TikTok is seeking interns for its Search Ads team to work on large-scale ads systems, NLP, and ranking strategies. You will apply machine learning to improve ad relevance and delivery, while exploring real-world challenges across multiple apps.

We offer hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to contribute to product strategy while gaining professional growth. Expect a collaborative environment with access to health benefits and housing allowances where applicable.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or above in CS/SE/CE or related field.
• Strong grounding in machine learning concepts and techniques.
• Proficient in programming languages such as Go, C/C++, Python.
• Experience with ML frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, MXNet.
• Commitment to a 12-week full-time internship during Summer 2027.

Responsibilities

• Participate in development of a large-scale Ads system.
• Contribute to relevance model and ranking strategy optimization.
• Develop Ads algorithms using machine learning.
• Improve NLP capabilities and query understanding.
• Collaborate with product teams to define strategy and features.

Skills

Machine learning concepts

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or above in Computer Science or related technical discipline

Tools

Go

C/C++

Python

TensorFlow

PyTorch

MXNet

Job description

TikTok is seeking interns for its Search Ads team to work on large-scale ads systems, NLP, and ranking strategies. You will apply machine learning to improve ad relevance and delivery, while exploring real-world challenges across multiple apps.

We offer hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to contribute to product strategy while gaining professional growth. Expect a collaborative environment with access to health benefits and housing allowances where applicable.