TikTok
Software Engineer Intern (TikTok-Agentic Creation-AIGC) - 2027 Summer
San Jose, California · Internship · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate or master’s degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Develop AI-powered AR effect-generation tools and systems for TikTok, including features and evaluation pipelines that improve interactive creation experiences.
What you'll do
- Research and develop an AR Effect Generation AI system.
- Design and implement features for TikTok’s AI Effect Generation product and evaluation pipelines.
- Apply inference techniques to improve model outputs.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate or master’s degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Able to work for 12 weeks during Summer 2027.
- Strong foundation in data structures and algorithms, and fluency in JavaScript, C/C++, or Python.
- Knowledge of computer graphics, 3D content creation tools, game engines, real-time rendering, or VFX pipelines.
Nice to have
- Prior experience with Machine Learning, Large Language Models, and GenAI technologies.
- Experience or interest in AR/VR, web or cross-platform development, graphics APIs, computer graphics, game engines, or game development.
Tools
JavaScript, C/C++, Python, RAG, CoT, Prompt Engineering, React, Node.js
AI focus
Research and develop AR effect-generation AI; build product features and evaluation pipelines; use inference techniques such as RAG, CoT, and Prompt Engineering to improve model output.
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