Responsibilities

TikTok Brand innovation team is driving billions of revenue each year by providing end-to-end solutions for advertisers' entire plan, buy, measure cycle. Advertisers and global agencies rely on our advanced planning and forecasting capability to devise their business plan and budget allocation. You will help us further increase the accuracy, usability, and flexibility of the planning product suite. We help advertisers reach their audience and build a meaningful connection with their customers with auction and reservation products. Your contribution will help us deliver more relevant ads with the right cadence to help brands make a truly make a favorable impression, with better ML models and algorithms. We are looking for innovative engineer interns who have strong problem solving skills and software engineering understanding to build and manage systems with high performance, scalability, and availability. You will have the opportunity to partner closely with globalized engineering and product teams in a high-impact and fast-paced environment. Internships at TikTok aim to provide students with hands-on experience in developing fundamental skills and exploring potential career paths. A vibrant blend of social events and enriching development workshops will be available for you to explore. Here, you will utilize your knowledge in real-world scenarios while laying a strong foundation for personal and professional growth. It runs for 12 weeks beginning in May/June 2025 . Successful candidates must be able to commit to one of the following summer internship start dates below: - Monday, May 12 - Monday, May 19 - Tuesday May 27 (Memorial Day May 26) - Monday, June 9 - Monday, June 23 Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date). Responsibilities: Being part of the team, you will: - Assist in creating innovative monetization products that drive engagement and business outcomes - Work closely with engineering leaders to develop highly scalable services that empower new ad products for billions of requests - Implement new ads solutions that will continuously protect user experiences on TikTok - Design systems that will optimize monetization efficiency with product engineering and state-of-the-art machine learning technologies - Collaborate with strategy teams, product managers, and other key stakeholders to define products and drive initiatives from engineering perspective - Contribute to the success of a rapidly growing and evolving organization with speediness and quality

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: - Currently pursuing a Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical discipline with research, software engineering, or machine learning experience - Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2025 - Solid programming skills, proficient in C++, Java and Python. Familiar with basic data structure, data pipeline, infrastructure, and algorithms - Good analytical thinking capability plus essential knowledge and skills in statistics - Good collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams across different locations and time zones for global business needs Preferred Qualifications: - Graduating December 2025 onwards with the intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship. - Working/internship/research experience in the ads/search/recommendation or relevant domain; or basic understanding of large recommendation systems and ads serving system concepts - Participation in national math/coding competitions (ACM/Hacker Cup/Hash Code/USACO/IOI/CCPC etc.) - Good knowledge in one of the following fields: LLM, prompt engineering, feature engineering, machine learning and deep learning

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