AI Agent Development Project Intern (TikTok Shop Governance and Experience) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

TikTok; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellbeing benefits & life insurance

Housing allowance

Job summary

TikTok is seeking an AI Agent Development Project Intern for the TikTok Shop Governance and Experience team in Seattle. The 2026 start program supports prompt engineering, compliance workflows, and data preparation for AI models used in governance and product experience.

The role involves collaborating with SMEs, analyzing data, and building dashboards with Excel/SQL while supporting compliance programs and datasets preparation. A BS/MS in CS/DS/Engineering/Analytics is expected.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and NLP.
• Excellent communication and multi-stakeholder coordination skills.
• Experience or exposure to e-commerce environments.

Responsibilities

• Support prompt engineering and maintain a prompts library with version history.
• Evaluate AI output quality against accuracy metrics and refine prompts.
• Collaborate with SMEs to design, test, and refine prompts for compliance decisions.

Skills

AI/ML concepts

Natural language processing

Communication

Coordination

E-commerce experience

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Business Analytics, Compliance

Job description

AI Agent Development Project Intern (TikTok Shop Governance and Experience) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Location

Seattle

Employment Type

Intern

Job Code

A213395

Responsibilities

• Prompt Engineering Model Support
  • Collaborate with SMEs to design, test, and refine prompts for AI models used in compliance decision-making.
  • Evaluate AI output quality against defined accuracy metrics.
  • Maintain a prompt library with version history, performance benchmarks, and optimization notes.
  • Identify prompt overkill/leakage issues and suggest refinements to improve efficiency.
• Compliance Program Support
  • Support the classification and verification of products for compliance programs (Prohibited products, DG, EPA, PDP, Recalls).
  • Analyze data to identify trends, gaps, and misclassifications in compliance workflows.
  • Perform sample audits to validate AI classifications against regulatory guidelines.
  • Document and ...
• Data & Reporting
  • Clean, prepare, and annotate datasets for AI model training and validation.
  • Use Excel, SQL, or other tools to create performance dashboards for compliance model accuracy.
  • Summarize weekly progress and key findings for leadership review.

Qualifications

• 1. Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Business Analytics, Compliance, or related field.
• 2. Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and natural language processing.
• 3. Proficient in communication and skilled at coordinating multiple collaborating parties.

• 1. Experience in E-commerce

Job Information

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $23.75- $23.75.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location.

• Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more.
• Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year).
• Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok Accommodation

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request

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