Search Architecture Engineer Intern - Summer 2027

TikTok; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 106,378,000 - 151,508,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

10 paid holidays per year

Housing allowance (where applicable)

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Software Engineer Intern for the TikTok Search Architecture team in San Jose for Summer 2027. You will join a team building the next-generation search engine, exploring integration of traditional search with LLMs, and tackling large-scale challenges in information retrieval, ML, NLP, and distributed systems.

This internship offers hands-on experience, mentorship, and collaboration with product managers, researchers, and engineers to deliver scalable solutions for real-world

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Solid fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and operating systems.
• Strong programming skills in one or more languages (C++, Python, Go or Java).
• Committed to a 12-week internship in 2027.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize search systems and features that serve hundreds of millions of users globally.
• Work on large-scale problems in search quality, ranking, and retrieval.
• Explore integration of search tech with LLMs to improve user experience.
• Develop algorithms and systems for next-generation search experiences.
• Collaborate with product managers, researchers, and engineers to translate needs into scalable solutions.
• Apply ML, NLP, and LLM techniques to improve search quality and perception.

Skills

C++

Python

Go

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline

Job description

TikTok is seeking a Software Engineer Intern for the TikTok Search Architecture team in San Jose for Summer 2027. You will join a team building the next-generation search engine, exploring integration of traditional search with LLMs, and tackling large-scale challenges in information retrieval, ML, NLP, and distributed systems.

This internship offers hands-on experience, mentorship, and collaboration with product managers, researchers, and engineers to deliver scalable solutions for real-world