PhD Intern: Ads Core ML & Global Delivery Systems

TikTok Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok Ads Core ML Team is seeking PhD interns to contribute to automatic delivery products and world-leading ranking models. You will research and prototype ML-driven ad delivery, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help scale experiments for global impact.

The internship blends hands-on learning with professional development, offering exposure to cutting-edge ML frameworks and ads systems used by a global user base.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Assist in optimizing efficiency across the advertising funnel, including Recall & Rough-sort, Fine-sort (CTR/CVR), and resource allocation.
• Research and develop a global advanced advertising delivery system using ML/DL, RL, LLM, and scaling laws in ads recommendation.
• Design and set up system framework and standards to continuously improve efficiency for diverse verticals.
• Collaborate with product and business teams across scenarios with global impact.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Linux

Data structures

Algorithms

Statistics

Deep learning

TensorFlow

PyTorch

MXNet

Education

PhD in Computer Science/Mathematics/Statistics

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

MXNet

Job description

TikTok Ads Core ML Team is seeking PhD interns to contribute to automatic delivery products and world-leading ranking models. You will research and prototype ML-driven ad delivery, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help scale experiments for global impact.

The internship blends hands-on learning with professional development, offering exposure to cutting-edge ML frameworks and ads systems used by a global user base.