Machine Learning Engineer Intern (E-commerce Governance Algorithms) - 2026 Start (PhD)

Governance and Experience team of e-commerce are responsible for ensuring the safety and trust-worth of the marketplace for not only our users, but also sellers and creators. We value our users' satisfaction by working on policies, rules and systems to ensure the quality. We are looking for an algorithm technical manager who is obsessed with customer experience and passionate about building systems to detect various risks that can sabotage platform trust.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2026. PhD Internships at ByteDance aim to provide students with the opportunity to actively contribute to our products and research, and to the organization's future plans and emerging technologies.

PhD internships at ByteDance provide students with the opportunity to actively contribute to our products and research, and to the organization's future plans and emerging technologies. Our dynamic internship experience blends hands-on learning, enriching community-building and development events, and collaboration with industry experts.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date).

Responsibilities: - Work with a team to design and implement algorithms to detect and control risks/frauds in contents/products/sellers/creators; - Collaborate with strategy team, product managers, policy team and ops team to help define products and drive initiatives from engineering viewpoints

Minimum Qualifications: - Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Computer Science or a related technical field - An understanding or keen interest in machine learning, NLP, or computer vision; - Familiarity with programming languages such as C++, Python, Go, or Java.

Preferred Qualifications: - Interest or experience in anti-fraud, anti-spam, platform-integrity, or similar fields would be a cherry on top; - A profound sense of responsibility, coupled with exceptional communication and teamwork skills.

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