ML Engineer Intern - App Ads & Gaming (Summer 2027)

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Housing allowance

Paid holidays

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer Intern for Summer 2027 in San Jose. The role focuses on building and improving large-scale ads systems and applying ML to optimize ad delivery, offering hands-on experience and growth opportunities.

You will work on state-of-the-art ML projects, own targeting components, and collaborate with product and business teams to align tech with the product vision.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or higher in CS/CE or related technical discipline.
• Strong grounding in machine learning concepts and techniques.
• Excellent programming in one or more languages (Go, C/C++, Python).
• Experience with ML frameworks: TensorFlow, PyTorch, MXNet, etc.
• Ability to think critically and communicate solutions clearly.

Responsibilities

• Participate in developing a large-scale Ads system.
• Develop state-of-the-art applied ML projects.
• Own key targeting components or strategies in TikTok ads monetization.
• Collaborate with product and business teams on product vision.

Skills

Go

C/C++

Python

ML concepts

TensorFlow/PyTorch/MXNet

problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Go

C/C++

Python

Job description

TikTok is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer Intern for Summer 2027 in San Jose. The role focuses on building and improving large-scale ads systems and applying ML to optimize ad delivery, offering hands-on experience and growth opportunities.

You will work on state-of-the-art ML projects, own targeting components, and collaborate with product and business teams to align tech with the product vision.