ML Engineer Intern — Scale Ads with NLP & ML

TikTok

San Jose, Northern (CA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 52,000 - 72,000

Part time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
Paid holidays
Housing allowance

Job summary

TikTok in San Jose seeks an intern to contribute to the Lead Ads team, delivering large-scale ads with a focus on relevance models and ranking strategies. You will gain hands-on experience in a billion-dollar ads business while learning in a fast-paced environment.

Work with NLP, ML models, and data-driven optimization. Collaborate with product managers to define features, participate in end-to-end development, and expand your knowledge of online advertising systems.

Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or above degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Solid programming skills in Go, C/C++, Python; familiar with data structures and algorithms.
  • Familiar with Linux development environment and ML concepts (CNN/RNN/LSTM).

Responsibilities

  • Participate in the development of a large-scale Ads system.
  • Work on relevance model and strategy optimization, including semantic matching and ranking.
  • Develop Ads algorithms with Machine Learning, NLP capabilities, and CTR/CVR modeling.
  • Collaborate with product managers to define product features and strategy.

Skills

Go
C/C++
Python
Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

TensorFlow
PyTorch
MXNet

Job description

TikTok in San Jose seeks an intern to contribute to the Lead Ads team, delivering large-scale ads with a focus on relevance models and ranking strategies. You will gain hands-on experience in a billion-dollar ads business while learning in a fast-paced environment.

Work with NLP, ML models, and data-driven optimization. Collaborate with product managers to define features, participate in end-to-end development, and expand your knowledge of online advertising systems.

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