TikTok
Software Engineer Intern (Recommendation Performance Efficiency) - 2027 Summer
San Jose, California · Internship · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Build and improve large-scale recommendation systems, efficient data pipelines, and AI-assisted production operations for TikTok’s personalized video feed.
What you'll do
- Build globalized large-scale recommendation systems.
- Build efficient, reliable pipelines for candidate generation, ranking, profiles, training examples, and real-time online training.
- Use AI to support release processes and production operations, including anomaly detection, diagnosis, and release safeguards.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
- Programming experience; examples include C, C++, Java, or Golang.
- Effective communication skills, ownership, and drive.
Nice to have
- Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
- Experience in AI coding.
Tools
C, C++, Java, Golang
AI focus
Use AI to perform release processes and production operations, including online anomaly detection, diagnosis, and release safeguards; AI coding experience is a plus.
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