Global E‑commerce Search Infra Intern, 12‑Week Fall 2026

TikTok; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 4,959,000 - 6,750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Housing allowance

Paid holidays

Paid sick time

Job summary

TikTok in Seattle is seeking a Software Engineer Project Intern to join our Global E-Commerce Search Infrastructure team for Fall 2026. This 12-week full-time internship offers hands-on experience on high-performance search services.

You will design core components, build data pipelines with Flink, Kafka and Spark, and work with ML engineers to productionize models. A strong foundation in CS and proficiency in C++, Go, Java, or Python are required.

Qualifications

• Pursuing Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE/Software.
• Commit to a 12-week full-time Fall 2026 internship.
• Solid programming in at least one language: C++, Go, Java, or Python.
• Strong CS foundation: data structures, algorithms, system design.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance online search services.
• Build scalable data pipelines using Flink, Kafka, Spark.
• Optimize latency and throughput for high QPS services.
• Collaborate with ML engineers to productionize models.
• Contribute to next-gen search infra with cloud-native ideas.

Skills

C++

Go

Java

Python

DS & algorithms

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE/Software

Tools

Flink

Kafka

Spark

Lucene/Elasticsearch

Job description

TikTok in Seattle is seeking a Software Engineer Project Intern to join our Global E-Commerce Search Infrastructure team for Fall 2026. This 12-week full-time internship offers hands-on experience on high-performance search services.

You will design core components, build data pipelines with Flink, Kafka and Spark, and work with ML engineers to productionize models. A strong foundation in CS and proficiency in C++, Go, Java, or Python are required.