Research Scientist Intern: Compute Platform & DB Acceleration

TikTok; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Housing allowance

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Research Scientist Intern (Compute Platform - Database Acceleration) for a 2026 start in San Jose. The role involves designing kernel modules or core features for cloud-native distributed analytical databases and researching evolving database technologies.

Strong candidates will hold a PhD in a related field and have experience with C++ or Rust. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to build backend support for cloud-native database services, tackling

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science or related field, pursuing or completed.
• Experience with C++ or Rust in system programming contexts.
• Interest in OLAP databases and data management systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop kernel modules or core features for cloud-native distributed analytical database systems.
• Conduct research on database and data management technology developments and未来 directions.
• Solve complex problems on large-scale, high-performance cloud infrastructure.
• Partner with teams to build backend support for cloud-native database services.

Skills

C++

Rust

Education

PhD in Computer Science

Tools

Velox

DataFusion

DuckDB

Polars

Clickhouse

Spark

Presto

Job description

TikTok is seeking a Research Scientist Intern (Compute Platform - Database Acceleration) for a 2026 start in San Jose. The role involves designing kernel modules or core features for cloud-native distributed analytical databases and researching evolving database technologies.

Strong candidates will hold a PhD in a related field and have experience with C++ or Rust. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to build backend support for cloud-native database services, tackling