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TikTok · 1 week ago

Software Engineer Intern (Agentic AI Engine - Data Management platform) - 2026 Summer (BS/MS)

San Jose, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026 Summer

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, aiming to inspire creativity and bring joy. They are seeking a Software Engineer Intern for their Agentic AI Engine team, where the intern will work on developing data architectures and distributed systems to tackle real-world challenges in data platforms.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and implement an offline/real-time data architecture for large-scale recommendation systems

Design and implement a flexible, scalable, stable, and high-performance storage system and computation model

Troubleshoot production systems, and design and implement necessary mechanisms and tools to ensure the overall stability of production systems

Build industry-leading distributed systems such as offline and online storage, batch, and stream processing frameworks, providing reliable infrastructure for massive data and large-scale business systems

Qualification

Big Data ProcessingData Lake TechnologiesProgramming LanguagesData Warehousing ModelingHDFS PrinciplesTroubleshooting SkillsLearning Enthusiasm

Required

Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master's degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2026

Proficiency in common big data processing systems like Spark/Flink at the source code level is required, with a preference for experience in customizing or extending these systems

A deep understanding of the source code of at least one data lake technology, such as Hudi, Iceberg, or DeltaLake, is highly valuable and should be prominently showcased in your resume, especially if you have practical implementation or customisation experience

Knowledge of HDFS principles is expected, and familiarity with columnar storage formats like Parquet/ORC is an additional advantage

Preferred

Prior experience in data warehousing modeling; Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, and Scala is essential, along with strong coding skills and the ability to troubleshoot effectively

Experience with other big data systems/frameworks like Hive, HBase, or Kudu is a plus

A willingness to tackle challenging problems without clear solutions, a strong enthusiasm for learning new technologies, and prior experience in managing large-scale data (in the petabyte range) are all advantageous qualities

Graduating December 2026 onwards with the intent to return to the degree program after the completion of the internship

Benefits

Interns have day one access to health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits and more

Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year

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.

Company

TikTok

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TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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