Software Engineer Intern (TikTok Search Data Infra) - 2027 Summer

Your Role Here’s what you will be doing: Build and own query/video pipelines including ingestion, enrichment, and streaming/batch index construction at billion-document scale with near-real-time freshness. Develop the feature engineering platform covering computation, backfill, storage, and serving, ensuring strong online/offline consistency guarantees. Build streaming and batch sample pipelines that convert user actions and features into high-quality training data. Improve data quality, observability, and cost efficiency across petabyte-scale storage and compute. About You The company is looking for candidates with: Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline. Strong programming skills in Java, C++, or Python. Production experience with data frameworks such as Spark, Flink, or Hive/Iceberg. Solid distributed systems fundamentals and the ability to debug and optimize complex systems in production. Preferred: Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science or related field. Preferred: Experience with search, recommendation, or ads data infrastructure. Preferred: Experience with feature stores and training sample pipelines. Preferred: Familiarity with real-time indexing, inverted index, or embedding/vector retrieval pipelines. Preferred: Experience using AI coding assistants and agents to improve development productivity. #J-18808-Ljbffr