Software Engineer Graduate (TikTok Recommendation Platform) - 2027 Start

Role Summary

Team Introduction

The Recommendation Architecture Team is responsible for designing and developing next-generation recommendation system architectures across multiple products within the company. We ensure system stability and high availability, optimize performance for online services and offline data pipelines, address system bottlenecks, and reduce operational costs.

We also abstract reusable system components and platform capabilities to support recommendation and data middleware platforms, accelerate new product incubation, and empower enterprise clients. With the rapid evolution of AI, the team is actively exploring AI Agent-driven engineering systems to reshape R&D workflows, improve development efficiency, and build more intelligent, reliable, and cost-effective engineering infrastructure.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities

1. Design and develop intelligent engineering tools for large-scale recommendation systems, providing standardized and productized solutions to improve R&D efficiency and engineering quality.
2. Build AI Agent-based development workflow systems, including long-running agents, autonomous task execution, engineering copilots, and intelligent automation platforms, to improve system stability, operational efficiency, and cost effectiveness across the software development lifecycle.
3. Develop business metrics-driven gray release systems to ensure safe, stable, and efficient release strategies and workflows.
4. Enhance observability for recommendation systems in complex global environments, including multi-region, multi-data center, and multi-language scenarios; establish end-to-end tracing systems and optimize issue attribution mechanisms.
5. Build algorithm engineering toolchains to accelerate the end-to-end process from experimental algorithm/model development to production deployment, improving iteration efficiency and delivery quality.
6. Overhaul platform ecosystem architectures and develop data intelligence assistants to enable smarter system operation, faster problem diagnosis, and more scalable engineering practices.

Requirements

• Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related discipline.
• Solid programming experience in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, or Golang.
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including system design, data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, or backend development.
• Effective communication skills, strong ownership, and the ability to work independently in ambiguous technical environments.
• Strong interest in AI Agent systems, engineering automation, developer productivity, or infrastructure platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Agile and quick learner, highly self-motivated, with strong product ownership and creative problem-solving skills.
• Good collaborator and team player, comfortable working in a fast-moving, culturally diverse, and globally distributed team environment.
• Experience with AI Agent frameworks, LLM-based applications, workflow automation, observability systems, release platforms, or developer tools is a plus.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems, recommendation systems, data pipelines, or cloud-native infrastructure is a plus.

About the Company

The Global Business Solutions (GBS) team is responsible for the revenue growth of the TikTok business, and our teams include Sales, Marketing, Ops, Account Managers, Agency and partnerships, as well as Marketing Science.

At TikTok, our Global Business Solutions (GBS) team plays a key role in generating revenue by promoting our advertising solutions, onboarding new clients, driving ad campaigns, and more. As the TikTok community grows at an unprecedented speed around the world, our GBS team leads groundbreaking projects that are changing the landscape of the advertising industry in real time.

We're seeking an analytically driven, and detail-oriented Client Solutions Manager (CSM) Intern to join our Ecommerce Team. As a CSM, you will partner closely with Client Partners and Client Solutions Managers to drive revenue by identifying opportunities, leveraging data insights, and delivering consultative solutions for advertisers.

This role centers on client education, relationship growth, data analysis, and campaign success. You will provide strategic recommendations to both clients and internal teams, ensuring campaigns achieve business objectives while optimizing long-term partnerships. Success in this role requires strong data analytics skills, adaptability in a fast-paced environment, and a test-and-learn mindset to uncover the best solutions.