ML Engineer Intern: Recommendations & Search (Summer 2027)

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 49,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing allowance

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Paid sick time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC seeks a Machine Learning Engineer Intern for Summer 2027 in Seattle. You will design and evaluate ML models for recommendations and search, build scalable data pipelines, and work with massive user data to craft real-time and offline features during a 12‑week program.

The role emphasizes collaboration, strong coding skills, and a data-driven mindset, with a focus on privacy, security, and governance for US users. On-site internship with housing allowance potential.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in a computer science/engineering field.
• Commit to a 12-week internship during Summer 2027.
• Proficient coding skills and solid algorithm/data structure knowledge.
• Effective communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, train, and evaluate ML models for recommendations and search.
• Build pipelines for feature extraction, model training, and A/B testing.
• Analyze large-scale user behavior data and logs for features.

Skills

Strong coding skills

Algorithm & data structures

Teamwork skills

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science/Engineering

Master's in CS/CE/SE

Tools

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC seeks a Machine Learning Engineer Intern for Summer 2027 in Seattle. You will design and evaluate ML models for recommendations and search, build scalable data pipelines, and work with massive user data to craft real-time and offline features during a 12‑week program.

The role emphasizes collaboration, strong coding skills, and a data-driven mindset, with a focus on privacy, security, and governance for US users. On-site internship with housing allowance potential.