Open Platform Product Project Intern (TikTok-Product-Open Platform) - 2026 Start

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Paid holidays

Housing allowance

Life insurance

Job summary

TikTok is offering a Project Intern position in our open platform initiative, TTOP, in which you will support product managers with demand research, documentation, and cross‑team coordination.

You will gain hands‑on experience in a fast‑paced tech environment, collaborating with product, engineering, operations, monetization, and safety teams to shape our open ecosystem. Immediate availability preferred.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's in computer science, statistics, information management, data science or a related discipline.
• Proficiency in English, and fluency in written and spoken Mandarin to manage stakeholders in China market.
• Excellent logical thinking, information organization, and problem analysis skills.
• Strong communication, coordination skills and sense of responsibility; able to proactively advance tasks and provide timely progress updates.
• Familiar with Feishu Docs/Sheets, XMind, Figma, MockingBot, Axure; experience in prototype design or requirement documents is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist product managers in demand research, scheme design, and implementation promotion for platform capability development and related product tasks.
• Collect and analyze information such as user feedback, business data, and competitor cases; identify problems and propose product optimization suggestions.
• Assist in compiling and maintaining product requirement documents, flowcharts, prototype specifications, and other materials.
• Coordinate cross‑team communication and drive problem closure across the demand development to launch phases.

Skills

English proficiency

Mandarin fluency

Logical thinking

Communication & coordination

Prototype/doc writing

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Statistics/Info Mgmt/Data Science

Tools

Feishu Docs

Feishu Sheets

XMind

Figma

MockingBot

Axure

Job description

Responsibilities

About Team

TTOP is TikTok’s open platform initiative for third-party developers, partners, and ecosystem businesses. We aim to open up TikTok’s product capabilities, content scenarios, user connections, and platform infrastructure, enabling external developers to build richer product experiences and business opportunities within TikTok.

Our focus is on helping high-quality third-party content, services, and application formats integrate naturally into the TikTok user experience and achieve scalable growth through platform capabilities. This role spans user-facing product experience, developer ecosystem, platform capability building, business growth, and cross-functional collaboration, making it an important new business direction in TikTok’s ecosystem expansion.

By joining TTOP, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a platform business moving from early‑stage exploration toward scaled growth, and work closely with product, engineering, operations, monetization, safety, and other teams to help define the future of TikTok’s open ecosystem.

As a Project Intern, you will contribute to impactful short‑term projects and gain hands‑on experience in a fast‑paced, professional environment. This internship offers the opportunity to develop practical skills, apply your knowledge to real‑world challenges, and explore your career interests.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to work on‑site 5 days per week and at least 3 months long internship period, with immediate availability preferred.

• Assist product managers in demand research, scheme design, and implementation promotion for platform capability development and related product tasks.
• Collect and analyze information such as user feedback, business data, and competitor cases, identify problems, and put forward product optimization suggestions.
• Assist in compiling and maintaining product requirement documents, flowcharts, prototype specifications, and other materials.
• Follow up on the entire process of demand development, testing, launch, and defect collection; facilitate cross‑team communication and drive problem closure.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's in computer science, statistics, information management, data science or a related discipline;
• Proficiency in English, and fluency in written and spoken Mandarin is needed to manage stakeholders in China market.
• Excellent logical thinking, information organization, and problem analysis skills.
• Strong communication, coordination skills and sense of responsibility; able to proactively advance tasks and provide timely progress updates.
• Familiar with tools such as Feishu Docs, Feishu Sheets, XMind, Figma, MockingBot, Axure; experience in prototype design or requirement document writing is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest or relevant practical experience in open platforms, mini-programs.
• Previous internship experience in Internet product management, data analysis.
• Strong learning ability and self‑motivation. Earnest and responsible, able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Clear written expression skills, capable of producing requirement documents and analysis conclusions.
• Experience using AI tools, data analysis tools, or automated efficiency tools is a plus.

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $35- $35.

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:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
• 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