Software Engineer Intern: Scalable Recommendation Systems

TikTok; Singapore; On-site; SGD 11,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking ambitious interns for its Recommendation Architecture Team in Singapore. You will help design and optimize scalable architectures for the recommendation system, collaborating with algorithms, and contributing to both online services and offline data flows.

The internship offers hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply knowledge to real-world challenges, with a minimum commitment of 3 months; candidates may apply to up to two positions across TikTok and

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong programming skills in C++ or Python, with solid understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Familiarity with PyTorch or TensorFlow, and basic knowledge of Transformer architectures and Large Language Models (LLMs).

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve scalable recommendation system architectures supporting multi-scenario business requirements across feeds and vertical content.
• Build high-performance distributed storage systems and computing frameworks optimized for recommendation workloads.
• Trouble‑shooting of the production system, design and implement the necessary mechanisms and tools to ensure the stability of the overall operation of the production system.
• Develop fault-tolerance mechanisms and observability tools to ensure production system stability and high availability.

Skills

C++

Python

Data structures

Algorithms

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/CE/IS

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

TikTok is seeking ambitious interns for its Recommendation Architecture Team in Singapore. You will help design and optimize scalable architectures for the recommendation system, collaborating with algorithms, and contributing to both online services and offline data flows.

The internship offers hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply knowledge to real-world challenges, with a minimum commitment of 3 months; candidates may apply to up to two positions across TikTok and