Software Engineer Intern (Data Ecosystem) - 2026 Summer (BS/MS)

The TikTok Data Ecosystem Team is seeking talented Software Engineer Interns for the 2026 summer. This internship offers students industry exposure and hands-on experience building and implementing storage solutions for TikTok's recommendation system, catering to over a billion users. Interns will design and implement data architectures, build scalable systems, collaborate with ML teams, and contribute to the distributed storage and processing stack, focusing on reliability and performance.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
• Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2026
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
• Familiarity with modern Lakehouse technologies such as Apache Paimon, Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Wellbeing benefits
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick time
• Housing allowance (for interns not working 100% remote)