Responsibilities
TikTok will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require TikTok's sponsorship of a visa.
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.
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About the Team
Our team was established to help realize our company vision, building a global platform for creation and communication. We are doing the world-class work in machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, speech and audio, knowledge and data mining, and transferring our work into TikTok and its affiliates' products which are used by hundreds of millions of users around the world.
As a vital AI infrastructure for the company, our machine learning system integrates our most up-to-date R&D results in AI algorithms and systems. Come and join us, you will get the chance of building large-scale machine learning systems, and working with the best AI system and algorithm researchers and engineers.
We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2024. 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.
Successful candidates must be able to commit to one of the following internship cycles below: -
(Note: Please edit the time period accordingly)
Singapore
1. Summer Internship - 06 May 2024 to 26 July 2024 (12 weeks)
2. Off cycle / Credit bearing - Starting 08 January 2024 or 12 August 2024
We will prioritize candidates who are able to commit in either internship period. Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date).
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
- Architect and develop efficient, highly scalable and secured services for machine learning system
- Optimise backend systems and services for machine learning systems, computational efficiency and scalability;
- Analyse business and technical requirements carefully to solve challenging problems
- Participate in design reviews and code reviews
- Collaborate with fellow engineers, product managers, and business owners in the team to ensure timely delivery of business requirements
Qualifications
- Penultimate students currently pursuing a Degree/Master/PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Strong software programming capabilities, exhibits good code design and coding style;
- Familiarity with at least one of the programming languages: Go, Python, Java or C++;
- Pragmatic understanding of data structure, algorithm design and analysis, networking, data security, distributed system, and highly scalable systems design.
Preferred Qualifications
- Agile, quick self learner, highly self-motivated with strong sense of product ownership and creative problem solver.
- Deeply passionate about software coding/development and building distributed system.
- Good collaborator and team player, comfortable working in a fast moving, culturally diverse and globally distributed team environment.
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.com.