About the role#
The Content Ecology team builds AI products and platform capabilities that shape how content is created, understood, and discovered on TikTok. You will work on high-impact projects across Local Services, Search, and Creator Assistance. This internship offers the chance to contribute to our research and product development while working alongside industry experts.
What you'll do#
- Develop and optimize LLM, MLLM, NLP, CV, and recommendation models to improve the content ecosystem.
- Design and build agentic AI frameworks with a focus on planning, tool use, skills, and memory.
- Implement multimodal solutions that integrate video, text, and speech understanding.
- Train and fine-tune deep learning models using frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch.
- Deploy and scale machine learning solutions within a distributed computing environment.
- Collaborate with researchers, software engineers, and business teams to apply AI technologies.
What you'll need#
- A PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or a related field.
- Ability to commit to a 12-week internship during Summer 2027.
- Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages.
- Hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch.
- A solid understanding of machine learning fundamentals and the modern AI stack.
- Proficiency in integrating AI tools into research workflows.
- Knowledge of agent architectures including planning, tool use, and memory systems.
- Experience with distributed computing and optimizing models for real-world use.
- A record of publications in top AI/ML conferences or contributions to open-source projects.
- Strong communication skills for cross-team collaboration.
Location & details#
- Location: San Jose, California, United States.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Employment: Full-time intern.
- Compensation: $60 per hour.
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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