🚀 TikTok is Hiring Software Engineer Interns for Summer 2025 | Join the Recommendation Infra Team in San Jose!
Are you ready to build the future of AI-powered content discovery? TikTok’s Recommendation Architecture Team is looking for Software Engineer Interns for its 2025 Summer Internship Program in San Jose, California. This is your chance to join one of the most innovative tech companies and work on the core recommendation infrastructure that powers the TikTok experience for millions.
🧠 About the Role
As a Software Engineer Intern (Recommendation Infra – Data Architecture), you’ll help build high-performance services and data pipelines to support TikTok’s most vital products including:
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🎥 For You Feed
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🛍️ E-commerce recommendations
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🧑🤝🧑 Social content delivery
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📈 Large-scale data training and real-time systems
You’ll be part of a 12-week internship beginning in May or June 2025, collaborating with top engineers to deliver reliable, scalable, and intelligent infrastructure.
📍 Internship Details
| Category | Details |
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| Role | Software Engineer Intern – Recommendation Infra (Data-Arch) |
| Location | San Jose, California |
| Duration | 12 Weeks (Start: May 12 / 19 / 27 or June 9 / 23) |
| Intern Type | Undergraduate / Master’s (BS/MS) Students – Class of 2026 or later |
| Compensation | $45 – $60 per hour |
| Application Limit | Apply to max 2 positions across TikTok/ByteDance roles |
🛠️ Responsibilities
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Build and maintain scalable online services for TikTok’s recommendation systems.
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Design real-time data pipelines for candidate generation, user profiling, and training.
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Contribute to the development of globalized recommendation infrastructure.
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Work on high-performance computing and distributed storage systems.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy and scale reliable solutions.
✅ Minimum Qualifications
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🎓 Currently pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science or related field.
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📅 Must be able to commit to a 12-week internship starting in Summer 2025.
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🇺🇸 Must have U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and during the internship.
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💻 Strong programming experience in C/C++, Java, or Python.
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🗣️ Effective communication skills and a self-starter attitude.
🌟 Preferred Qualifications
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Graduation date of December 2025 or later (intending to return to school after internship).
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Prior experience in:
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Personalized recommendation systems
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Search engines or big data infrastructure
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Distributed systems or large-scale storage architecture
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Knowledge of machine learning or real-time analytics frameworks is a big plus.
🧑🔬 What Makes This Internship Special?
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🌍 Work on real-world, global-scale tech used by billions.
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🤝 Collaborate with engineers at ByteDance, a top AI and content tech leader.
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🎓 Industry exposure + personal growth through mentorship and development events.
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💼 Competitive compensation + health benefits + paid holidays + sick time.
💬 Application Tips
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📑 Submit your resume early! Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
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🧠 You’ll be invited to take a technical assessment on HackerRank if shortlisted.
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✌️ Limit of two applications per candidate across all TikTok/ByteDance roles.
✨ Final Words
This isn’t just an internship—it’s your gateway into the world of AI, large-scale data systems, and real-time infrastructure at one of the most influential platforms on the planet.
If you’re driven by innovation, big data, and machine learning, and want to shape how billions experience content—apply now to the TikTok Summer 2025 Software Engineer Internship.
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