Software Engineer Intern – Search & LLMs

TikTok; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

Housing allowance

Job summary

TikTok is offering a Software Engineer Intern position in San Jose for 2027 Fall. This role lets you contribute to TikTok Search Architecture, building and optimizing search features for hundreds of millions of users, and exploring how to blend traditional search with LLMs.

You will collaborate with product managers and engineers, applying ML, NLP, and LLM techniques to improve search quality and user experience.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Solid CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, and operating systems.
• Strong programming skills in C++, Python, Go, or Java.
• Able to commit to a 12-week internship in 2027.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize search systems and features for hundreds of millions of users.
• Tackle large-scale problems in search quality, ranking, and retrieval.
• Explore integration of search tech with LLMs to improve results.
• Develop algorithms for next-gen search experiences and interaction models.
• Collaborate with PMs, researchers, and engineers to translate needs into solutions.
• Apply ML, NLP, and LLM techniques to improve search quality.

Skills

C++

Python

Go

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Job description

TikTok is offering a Software Engineer Intern position in San Jose for 2027 Fall. This role lets you contribute to TikTok Search Architecture, building and optimizing search features for hundreds of millions of users, and exploring how to blend traditional search with LLMs.

You will collaborate with product managers and engineers, applying ML, NLP, and LLM techniques to improve search quality and user experience.