About the role#
As a Data Engineering Project Intern on the Ads Targeting team, you will contribute to the core monetization components that support ad delivery. You will work on foundational targeting data, including user profiles and geographic information, to help improve our ad platform capabilities.
What you'll do#
- Build and maintain targeting data pipelines, including ingestion, cleaning, and tag generation.
- Develop batch and streaming jobs using tools like Hive, Spark, Flink, and Kafka.
- Monitor data quality through consistency checks, latency tracking, and anomaly alerts.
- Provide stable data services for audience packages and targeting rule parsing.
- Assist with backfill and remediation tasks to ensure system reliability.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate or master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Strong SQL skills and a solid grasp of data modeling.
- Proficiency in Java, Scala, or Python.
- Attention to detail, particularly regarding data definitions and quality governance.
- Familiarity with big data tools such as Hive, Spark, Flink, Kafka, or Airflow is a plus.
- Experience with user profiles, tagging systems, or recommendation pipelines is preferred.
- Exposure to data privacy, anonymization, and access control concepts.
Location & details#
- Location: San Jose, California.
- Employment: Full-time internship.
- Modality: On-site.
- Compensation: $45-$60 per hour.
- Selection: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
About TikTok
TikTok operates as an entertainment provider. The company maintains a global presence with offices in cities including Los Angeles, Singapore, New York, London, and Tokyo. It employs over 92,000 people. The organization is privately held.
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