Software Engineer, Algorithm Engineering Intern - 2025 Start

Responsibilities

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 its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.

At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.

About the Team
Our Trust and Safety R&D team is fast growing and responsible for building machine learning models and systems to identify and defend internet abuse and fraud on our platform. With the continuous efforts from our team, TikTok is able to provide the best user experience and bring joy to everyone in the world.
Our mission is to build a bridge for collaboration between algorithm models and business scenarios, and efficiently and stably apply TnS's algorithmic capabilities to TikTok's business scenarios. And let TnS's algorithmic capabilities cover wherever TikTok needs them.

Program Intern
We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2025. Internships at TikTok aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Watch your ambitions become reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at TikTok

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities:
1. Work closely with business teams to optimize the integration plan for algorithm applications, improve efficiency in evaluating and using algorithm applications across various business scenarios, and reduce the cost of managing and optimizing algorithm applications in different business scenarios.
2. Be responsible for the architectural design, development, and performance tuning of algorithm applications, solving technical challenges such as high concurrency, high reliability, and high scalability. Work includes multiple sub-areas: ML model training and evaluation, model optimization, model inference, model management, dataset management, workflow orchestration, etc.
3. Responsible for the design and development of Machine Learning infrastructure for LLM/AIGC, etc
4. Be responsible for researching and implementing cutting-edge engineering technologies related to LLM, NLP, CV.

Qualifications

Qualification
1. Final year or recent graduate with a background in computer science or a related technical discipline.
2. Familiar with one or two programming languages, such as C++, Go, or Python, and knowledgeable about CUDA or deep learning frameworks (such as PyTorch, Deepspeed, Megatron, vllm, etc.).
3. Understanding of the principles of distributed systems, large-scale data processing, and parallel computing
4. Interested and experienced in one or more of the following areas: machine learning, deep learning, computational acceleration, and performance optimization.

Preferred Qualifications
Familiar with the ML Infrastructure of Large Model training and inference

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

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If you have any questions, please reach out to us at [email protected]