[Remote] Machine Learning Scientist Intern (TikTok-Local Services) - 2026 Start (PhD)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Machine Learning Scientist Intern to contribute to their Location Based Service Team. The intern will work on ML models and algorithms to enhance location-based services and support international products.

Responsibilities

• Work on ML models and algorithms to drive the creation of cutting-edge technical solutions to bridge the gap between technical capabilities and real-world business impact, including POI data production, POI recommendation, reviews sentiment analysis and ranking, geocoding, user profiling, etc
• Responsible for algorithmic strategies in geographical content and services, enhancing and optimizing Location-Based Services (LBS) capabilities to support a range of international products
• Thoroughly comprehend business intricacies, analyze issues, and devise appropriate algorithms and strategies tailored to various problem domains. Continuously optimize performance and efficacy

Skills

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Experienced in programming and algorithmic skills, proficient in languages such as Python, Golang, or C++
• Deep understanding of computer architectures, data structures and algorithms
• Experienced in one or more of the following topics: Tensorflow, Caffe, MxNet, PyTorch or other machine learning frameworks
• Have good team communication and collaboration skills
• Graduating December 2026 onwards with the intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship
• Experience or domain expertise in one or more of the following areas is preferred: POI (Point of Interest) data algorithms, NLP, recommendation systems, reviews sentiment analysis and ranking, NER, text mining, geocoding, user profiling, etc
• Experience in big data, data warehouse, streaming data flow and real time data processing system is preferred

Benefits

• Interns have day one access to health insurance
• Life insurance
• Wellbeing benefits
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year)
• Housing allowance

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