Research Engineer Intern

Responsibilities TikTok Generalized Architecture team focuses on building scalable, reusable, and future-proof technical foundations that support a wide range of TikTok products and business scenarios.

The team is responsible for designing and evolving core architecture, improving system performance and reliability, and enabling engineering efficiency through standardized platforms and infrastructure.

By abstracting common capabilities and solving cross-domain technical challenges, the team helps accelerate product innovation while ensuring long-term scalability and robustness.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. PhD internships at Our Company provide students with the opportunity to actively contribute to our products and research, as well as to the organization's future plans and emerging technologies.

Our dynamic internship experience blends hands-on learning, enriching community-building and professional development events, and collaboration with industry experts.

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

Responsibilities： - Design and implement AI for Data algorithms in the Agent era, including but not limited to Data Preparation, Data Agent, large-scale Data Analysis, and Data Governance.

- Implement algorithm and optimization, with the capability to support large-scale services. - Identify the requirements and optimization opportunities from real business scenarios, and continuously improve algorithms and systems.

- Publish high-quality papers at top-tier conferences. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications - Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science or a related discipline.

- Multiple publications at top-tier conferences in relevant fields. - Proficiency in AI, LLM, and machine learning algorithms; Experience in large-scale data analysis and R&D of related algorithms.

- Strong hands-on execution and communication skills. Preferred Qualifications - Experience in Data Preparation, Data Agent, Data Analysis, and Data Governance, etc, is a plus.

Job Information 【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $60- $60.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more.

Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year). Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice. For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: 1.

Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues; 2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and 3.

Exercising sound judgment. About TikTok TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy.

TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.