(General Hire) Machine Learning Engineer Intern (Monetization Tech) - 2025 Summer (PhD)

Tiktok - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Intern

Seattle, WA

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About the position

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. Our global headquarters are located in Los Angeles and Singapore, with offices in major cities including New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo. At TikTok, creation is at the core of our purpose, and we strive to help imaginations thrive. This ethos extends to our teams, who work collaboratively to inspire creativity and bring joy to our users. We view every challenge as an opportunity to learn, innovate, and grow together as a team. Our commitment to courage and creativity drives our impact on ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve. The Monetization Technology teams at TikTok are focused on building next-generation monetization platforms that empower millions of customers to grow their businesses using our products. Our teams are responsible for developing a wide variety of advertisements for various applications, including feeds, live streaming, branding, measurement, targeting, vertical solutions, creative solutions, and business integrity. We are currently seeking talented individuals for an internship in 2025, aimed at providing students with industry exposure and hands-on experience. This internship will allow you to turn your ambitions into reality, as your inspiration will open up infinite opportunities at TikTok. Internships at TikTok are designed to offer students practical experience in developing fundamental skills and exploring potential career paths. Participants will have access to a vibrant mix of social events and enriching development workshops, providing a platform to utilize their knowledge in real-world scenarios while laying a strong foundation for personal and professional growth. The internship will run for 12 weeks, starting in May/June 2025, with specific start dates available. Successful candidates must clearly state their availability in their resumes, including start and end dates. Candidates who pass the resume evaluation will be invited to participate in TikTok's technical online assessment through HackerRank.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of a large-scale Ads system.
• Participate in the development and iteration of Ads algorithms using Machine Learning, including ads query understanding, ads targeting, ads ranking, and model serving reliability.
• Explore, develop, and experiment with new features to improve model accuracy.
• Partner with product managers and the product strategy & operation team to define product strategy and features.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant majors.
• Solid programming skills, including but not limited to: Go, C/C++, Python.
• Familiar with basic data structures and algorithms.
• Familiar with the Linux development environment.
• Good analytical thinking capability and essential knowledge in statistics.
• Good theoretical grounding in machine and deep learning concepts and techniques (CNN/RNN/LSTM, etc.).
• Familiar with the architecture and implementation of at least one mainstream machine learning programming framework (TensorFlow/PyTorch/MXNet).
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Passion for technologies and solving challenging problems.

Nice-to-haves

• Good understanding of ads bidding & auction, ads quality control, and online advertising systems.
• Experience in resource management and task scheduling with large-scale distributed software (such as Spark and TensorFlow).

Benefits

• Hands-on experience in developing fundamental skills.
• Access to social events and development workshops.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.