PhD Machine Learning Intern - E-commerce

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC offers a PhD internship in our data and product teams. You will work on large-scale data, logs, and metrics to improve user search behavior and product quality, while collaborating with engineering, product, data science, and ML partners to meet milestones.

The role emphasizes writing clean code, documentation, and proactive communication with mentors and stakeholders throughout the 12-week internship in Summer 2027.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Able to commit to a 12-week internship during Summer 2027.
• Proficient coding skills and strong algorithm & data structure basis.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Proficient coding skills

Strong algorithms & data structures

Communication & teamwork

Education

PhD candidate in Computer Science/CS/CE/Software Engineering

Tools

Scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC offers a PhD internship in our data and product teams. You will work on large-scale data, logs, and metrics to improve user search behavior and product quality, while collaborating with engineering, product, data science, and ML partners to meet milestones.

The role emphasizes writing clean code, documentation, and proactive communication with mentors and stakeholders throughout the 12-week internship in Summer 2027.