AI & Risk Systems Intern — Agent & RSI Focus

TikTok Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays

Job summary

TikTok seeks a Campus Intern in the BRIC group to help shape trust, safety, and growth across global platforms using AI techniques. You will work on performance profiling, agent-driven rule governance, and platform foundations within a cross-functional team based in the Los Angeles area.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a PhD, with strong coding skills in Python/Go/C++/Java, ML/data analysis expertise, and excellent English communication. Internship offers hands-on impact and mentorship.

Qualifications

• Pursuing PhD in a technical field as listed.
• Strong programming skills in Python/Go/C++/Java with solid software engineering.
• Strong ML and data analysis foundation with rigorous experimental methods.
• Excellent communication in English in a cross-functional setting.

Responsibilities

• Profile the risk engine performance and optimize latency, CPU, memory and cost.
• Design agents to audit rule base and manage changes with safety/traceability.
• Contribute to agent platform, evaluation benchmarks, observability and guardrails.

Skills

Python

Go

C++

Java

ML/Data analysis

Education

PhD in CS/AI/ML/SE/DS

Tools

LLM agents

Rule engines

Observability tooling

Job description

TikTok seeks a Campus Intern in the BRIC group to help shape trust, safety, and growth across global platforms using AI techniques. You will work on performance profiling, agent-driven rule governance, and platform foundations within a cross-functional team based in the Los Angeles area.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a PhD, with strong coding skills in Python/Go/C++/Java, ML/data analysis expertise, and excellent English communication. Internship offers hands-on impact and mentorship.