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AI software Engineer Project Intern (Transaction Platform) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

2 months ago San Jose, CA

Responsibilities

Our Team is building AI infrastructure and developer platform capabilities used by approximately 500 engineers.
The team supports AI-native software development by improving shared tooling, platform workflows, and reusable technical building blocks across the engineering organization.

As a project intern, you will have the opportunity to engage in impactful short-term projects that provide you with a glimpse of professional real-world experience. You will gain practical skills through on-the-job learning in a fast-paced work environment and develop a deeper understanding of your career interests.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

What You'll Gain
- Experience building AI infrastructure and platform capabilities for a real engineering organization of approximately 500 engineers.
- Exposure to practical challenges in AI-native developer tooling, including knowledge systems, agent capabilities, and platform usability.
- Opportunities to work on cross-functional infrastructure projects spanning backend, frontend, and developer workflow integration.
- Mentorship and hands-on experience in applied AI platform engineering within a production engineering environment.

Responsibilities
- Contribute to AI infrastructure and platform development that supports internal engineering use cases at scale.
- Build and improve knowledge base capabilities, including document ingestion, indexing, retrieval, and RAG-style pipelines.
- Develop and refine AI Skills, including modular agent capabilities and reusable tool integrations.
- Help optimize the experience of the unified AI Coding platform for engineering users.

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- Support public infrastructure work related to AI-native developer tooling, platform workflows, and internal integration patterns.
- Collaborate with engineers across backend, frontend, and platform domains to prototype, test, and iterate on developer-facing AI systems.
- Assist with evaluating system quality, reliability, and usability of AI platform components.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing Undergraduate/Master in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Solid programming skills and software engineering fundamentals.
- Hands-on experience with one or more areas related to AI systems, such as information retrieval, LLM applications, agents, RAG pipelines, or developer tools.
- Familiarity with backend and/or frontend development in modern engineering environments.
- Ability to work on infrastructure or platform problems with attention to reliability, maintainability, and developer experience.
- Strong problem-solving skills and clear written/verbal communication.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with knowledge base systems, document processing pipelines, search, or retrieval infrastructure.
- Experience building internal tools, developer platforms, or productivity tooling.
- Familiarity with Java and/or React.
- Familiarity with engineering workflows and tools such as GitLab, CI/CD systems, or project management platforms such as Meego.
- Experience with evaluation, debugging, or operational improvement of AI-assisted workflows.

Client-provided location(s): San Jose, CA
Job ID: TikTok-7646621925436131637
Employment Type: INTERN
Posted: 2026-06-09T20:15:37

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • HSA
    • Life Insurance
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Happy Hours
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Company Equity
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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