Machine Learning Engineer Intern (Risk Data Mining) - 2025 Summer (PhD)

$124,800 - $156,000/Yr

Tiktok - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Intern

San Jose, CA

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

The Machine Learning Engineer Intern (Risk Data Mining) position at TikTok is designed for PhD students seeking hands-on experience in developing machine learning solutions to address business risks associated with TikTok's products and platforms. The intern will work within the Business Risk Integrated Control (BRIC) team, focusing on minimizing inauthentic behaviors and enhancing platform security. This internship offers a unique opportunity to engage in innovative projects that contribute to the safety and integrity of TikTok's ecosystem while fostering personal and professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Build machine learning solutions to respond to and mitigate business risks in TikTok products/platforms.
• Improve modeling infrastructures, labels, features, and algorithms towards robustness, automation, and generalization.
• Uplevel risk machine learning excellence on privacy/compliance, interpretability, risk perception, and analysis.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Graduate/Master in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2025.
• Solid engineering skills with proficiency in at least two of: Linux, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Storm.
• Strong machine learning background with proficiency or publications in modern machine learning theories and applications such as deep neural nets, transfer/multi-task learning, reinforcement learning, time series, or graph unsupervised learning.
• Ability to think critically, objectively, and rationally, with strong communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Graduating December 2025 onwards with the intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship.
• Passionate about TikTok, augmented reality, and creating fun, original, and creative ideas and experiences.

Benefits

• Hourly rate range of $60-$75.
• 100% premium coverage for Full-Time intern medical insurance after 90 days from the date of hire.
• Paid holidays and paid sick leave.
• Mental and emotional health benefits through the Employee Assistance Program.
• Reimbursements for mobile phone expenses.