PhD Machine Learning Intern - E-commerce

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tiktok usds joint ventureSan Jose (CA)

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TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC offers a PhD internship in our data and product teams. You will work on large-scale data, logs, and metrics to improve user search behavior and product quality, while collaborating with engineering, product, data science, and ML partners to meet milestones. The role emphasizes writing clean code, documentation, and proactive communication with mentors and stakeholders throughout the 12-week internship in Summer 2027.

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