About the role#
This is a full-time, paid internship for Summer 2027 based in San Jose, California. You will join the TikTok Monetization Growth team to build AI Agent systems and backend infrastructure for our proprietary CRM platform. This work supports millions of customers and billions in revenue across global regions.
What you'll do#
- Architect and build AI Agent systems.
- Develop backend components for our internal CRM platform.
- Create enterprise-grade solutions designed for high performance and global availability.
- Collaborate with Product, Operations, Sales, and Data Science teams to integrate AI capabilities into growth outcomes.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a BS or MS program for Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with AI Agents and Multi-Agent workflows, including autonomous task execution and agent collaboration.
- Knowledge of engineering patterns like MCP, RAG, and Code Embedding.
- Experience with Java, Spring Boot, or other microservice frameworks is preferred.
- Familiarity with relational databases such as MySQL or Postgres is preferred.
- Experience with big data components like Spark, OLAP engines, or Flink is a plus.
- Familiarity with Elastic Search, key-value stores like Redis or Memcached, and message queues like Kafka, RabbitMQ, or RocketMQ is a plus.
- Familiarity with CRM platforms and automated ad sales processes is a plus.
Location & details#
- Location: San Jose, California.
- Modality: On-site.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Sponsorship: Not provided.
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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