Big Data Engineer Intern (TikTok Recommendation Architecture) - 2027 Start

Technology

Big Data Engineer Intern (TikTok Recommendation Architecture) - 2027 Start

Location

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Singapore

Employment Type

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Intern

Job Code

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A196195A

Responsibilities

Our Recommendation Architecture Team is responsible for building and optimizing the architecture of the recommendation system to provide the most stable and best experience for users. The team focuses on optimizing the recommendation system architecture, ensuring stability and high availability, and improving the performance of both online services and offline data flows. Collaborating with the algorithm team, we work to enhance recommendation effectiveness and user experience, boost system performance while reducing costs, build data and service mid-platforms, and realize flexible and scalable high-performance storage and computing systems.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. Our internship program offers students hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges while building a strong foundation for personal and professional growth.

Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals.

Candidates may apply to a maximum of two positions across Our Company and its affiliates globally. Applications will be considered in the order they are submitted.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Please clearly state your availability in your resume, including your start and end dates.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to at least 3 months long internship period.

Responsibilities

Design and implement reasonable offline data architecture for large-scale recommendation systems. Design and implement flexible, scalable, and high-performance storage and computing systems

Troubleshoot production systems, design and implement supporting mechanisms and tools to maintain overall production system stability

Build industry-leading distributed systems such as storage and computing to provide reliable infrastructure for massive data and large-scale business systems

Develop and implement techniques and analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualisation software

Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline

Familiarity with big data frameworks including Hadoop, Hive, Flink, Spark, Kafka, HBase, or Redis

Proficiency in Java or C++ programming, with strong coding and troubleshooting abilities

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with data warehouse construction or large-scale data processing systems

Strong sense of ownership and ability to work independently in fast-paced environments

Good team collaboration skills and cross-cultural communication abilities

Job Information

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 we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

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.