ML Engineer Intern — Data Search & Ranking (Summer 2027)

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Paid holidays

Housing allowance

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer Intern for Summer 2027 in San Jose. This internship offers hands-on experience in large-scale machine learning, search retrieval, ranking, and data-driven product development across a global user base.

You will design, implement, test, and iterate search features, collaborate with cross-functional teams, write maintainable code and documentation, and participate in development workshops and events.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, implementation, testing, and iteration of Search features, services, or tools under the guidance of engineers and mentors.
• Work with 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 machine learning partners to define requirements and deliver project milestones.
• Write clear, maintainable code and documentation for assigned workstreams.
• Communicate progress, risks, and learnings with mentors and stakeholders throughout the internship.

Job description

TikTok is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer Intern for Summer 2027 in San Jose. This internship offers hands-on experience in large-scale machine learning, search retrieval, ranking, and data-driven product development across a global user base.

You will design, implement, test, and iterate search features, collaborate with cross-functional teams, write maintainable code and documentation, and participate in development workshops and events.