Machine Learning Engineer Intern (E-Commerce Recommendation Live)- 2027 Summer
Responsibilities
Team Introduction:
The Global E-commerce Recommendation Live Algorithm team is responsible for the core recommendation stack for live commerce, covering the full pipeline from recall and pre-ranking to ranking and mixed ranking. The team operates in a highly dynamic environment where live room status changes in real time, conversion signals are sparse, and user intent must be understood across content, commerce, and transaction scenarios.
By combining generative recommendation, large recommendation models, multimodal representation learning, and cross-domain value modeling, the team works on some of the most important algorithmic problems in live commerce. Our goal is to improve user experience, optimize ecosystem efficiency, and drive sustainable business growth for TikTok Shop across global markets.
We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. Our internship program offers students hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges while building a strong foundation for personal and professional growth.
Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals.
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Responsibilities:
- Build and optimize recommendation models across recall, pre-ranking, ranking, and mixed ranking to improve GMV, conversion, watch time, and long-term user value.
- Develop cross-domain and multimodal modeling solutions that connect videos, live streams, products, and user behavior to better power live commerce recommendations.
- Advance next-generation recommendation technologies, including generative recommendation, large recommendation models, reinforcement learning, and long-term value optimization.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to launch scalable solutions, run experiments, and turn research into measurable business impact.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a Undergraduate in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related discipline.
- Solid foundation in machine learning and at least one of the following areas: recommendation systems, search, advertising, NLP, multimodal learning, or large-scale applied AI.
- Strong programming skills in Python or C++, and hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
- Good understanding of data structures, algorithms, and large-scale model training or production machine learning systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business problems into effective modeling solutions.
- Self-driven and results-oriented, with the ability to take ownership of model iteration and online impact from end to end.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in recommendation systems, especially in live commerce, e-commerce, search, ads, or other large-scale consumer products.
- Experience with generative recommendation, large recommendation models, retrieval and ranking systems, or related recommendation architecture upgrades.
- Experience with LLMs or multimodal foundation models, including pre-training, post-training, representation learning, contrastive learning, SFT, or RL-based optimization.
- Experience in cross-domain transfer learning, LTV modeling, long-term value optimization, causal inference, or debiasing.
- Experience with long-sequence user behavior modeling, multi-task learning, multi-interest modeling, or large-scale distributed training and inference optimization.
- Publications in top-tier conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, KDD, ACL, CVPR, SIGIR, or RecSys, or strong achievements in major technical competitions.
- Strong curiosity about new technologies, fast learning ability, and a passion for solving challenging real-world problems.
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- HSA
- Life Insurance
- Fitness Subsidies
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- On-Site Gym
- Mental Health Benefits
- Virtual Fitness Classes
Parental Benefits
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Snacks
- Pet-friendly Office
- Happy Hours
- Some Meals Provided
- Company Outings
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Company Equity
Professional Development
- Promote From Within
- Access to Online Courses
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
- Mentor Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
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