Data Scientist Intern (MultiModal ML Direction) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Responsibilities

Team Introduction
The success of TikTok's data business model hinges on the supply of a large volume of high quality labeled data that will grow exponentially as our business scales up. However, the current cost of data labeling is excessively high. The Data Solutions Team uses quantitative and qualitative data to guide and uncover insights, turning our findings into real products to power exponential growth. The Data Solutions Team responsibility includes infrastructure construction, recognition capabilities management, global labeling delivery management.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2026. Internships at our Company aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Watch your ambitions become reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at our Company.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to Our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

We support credit-bearing internship registration, subject to the intern's school requirements and company approval.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to either of the following Internships
- From May to August (onboard by 11 May 2026)

Responsibilities:
- Research and practice large model prompt word engineering, and explore the application of large models in content understanding tasks, including feature engineering, algorithm design, training, and deployment
- Design and implement models for video classification, text content analysis, etc. in short video content understanding to deeply support the growth of AI business
- Support the entire process of AI projects, including model data collection, training, evaluation, delivery and iteration.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s):
- Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master in computer science, artificial intelligence, data science or related discipline.
- Familiar with model development processes, understand common deep learning frameworks (such as PyTorch, TensorFlow) ,practical experience in areas such as Machine Learning, NLP, CV, MultiModal Machine Learning, etc., those with top computer science conference papers will be given priority ;
- Proficient in using Python for data cleaning, building machine learning and deep learning models;
- Strong communication and written skills in English.
- Able to commit full-time for a 3-month duration

Preferred Qualification(s):
- Clear thinking logic, strong data sensitivity, strong learning ability, and proactive work attitude, having algorithm internship experience will be preferred;

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at apac-earlycareers@tiktok.com