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TikTok · 1 day ago

Data Engineer Intern (Ads Data) - 2026 Summer (BS/MS)

United States

Internship

Remote

Intern

$45/hr - $60/hr

Start in 2026 Spring

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. They are seeking a Data Engineer Intern to join the Ads Data Team, where the intern will work on building and managing data infrastructure and pipelines to support TikTok's global Ads business.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Work closely with Product Managers, Data Scientists/Analysts, and Software/Machine Learning Engineers and other stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver data solutions that meet business needs

Evaluate, implement and maintain data infrastructure tools and technologies to support efficient data processing, storage and query

Design, build and optimize scalable data pipelines to ingest, process and transform large volumes of data

Design and implement robust data models and visualization to support complex analytical queries and reporting requirements

Ensure the data integrity, accuracy and consistency of data by implementing data quality checks, validation processes and monitoring mechanisms

Continuously optimize data pipelines, queries and processes to improve performance, reduce latency and enhance scalability

Provide rapid response to SLA oncall support to business critical data pipelines

Create and maintain good documentation for data assets and promote best practices for data governance within the data user community

Qualification

SQLPythonData modelingBig data technologiesCloud data warehousesData governanceEffective communicationProblem-solvingAttention to detail

Required

Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Strong knowledge of SQL and experience working with relational and non-relational databases

Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, Go etc

Solid understanding of data modeling and data warehousing concepts, data integration and ETL/ELT techniques

Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2026

Preferred

Experience with big data technologies(e.g. Apache Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Flink) and working with terabyte to petabyte scale data

Experience with cloud data warehouses(eg. Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery) and modern business intelligence/data stack

Experience with data governance, data privacy and compliance

Experience in the advertising, e-commerce or gaming industry

Benefits

Interns have day one access to health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

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)

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

H1B Sponsorship

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