Backend Engineer Intern, TikTok Global E-Commerce - 2025 Start

at  TikTok

Responsibilities
TikTok will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require TikTok sponsorship of a visa.
About TikTok
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
The Data-E-commerce Engineering team is a global team responsible for AI infra for TikTok E-Commerce ecosystem, including Search and Personization System, LLM chat bot, Risk control, Logistic and Supply Chain, Customer Experience and Governance and Knowledge Graph. We constantly work on areas such as modeling inference and performance optimization, model training and deployment, data processing pipeline, features engineering and online services.
We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in from August 2024 onwards. 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.
Successful candidates must be able to commit to at least 3 months long internship period.

Responsibilities

• Based on the actual business situation, abstract and precipitate common business architecture, improve the reuse of basic capabilities, and better support high-speed business iteration.
• Collaborate with scientists teams to deliver high quality AI solution.
• Responsible for designing/architecting E-Commerce AI infra solution.
• Align with product and org objectives, and coordinate with cross-functional teams on delivering key results.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Undergraduate, or Postgraduate who is currently pursuing a degree/master in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Coding experience with a general purpose programming language (ie. Java, C/C++, Go, Python).
• Demonstrated knowledge of big data processing pipeline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant experience on distributed cloud services.
• Relevant experience on AI infra (ie. Model inference, Model training, Feature engineering, labeling system, LLM deployment).

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.
By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy.
If you have any questions, please reach out to us at apac-earlycareers@tiktok.co

• Based on the actual business situation, abstract and precipitate common business architecture, improve the reuse of basic capabilities, and better support high-speed business iteration.
• Collaborate with scientists teams to deliver high quality AI solution.
• Responsible for designing/architecting E-Commerce AI infra solution.
• Align with product and org objectives, and coordinate with cross-functional teams on delivering key results