Data Engineer Intern (Data Platform Global Live) 2027 Summer

About the team: The Data Platform Global Live team is dedicated to empowering the growth of TikTok LIVE business through big data. We support our businesses in achieving their missions by building high-quality real-time and offline data warehouses, creating various forms of efficient and data-friendly data assets, and exploring and implementing business-oriented data solutions leveraging big data technology and LLM. We provide stable and reliable data capabilities for daily operations, analyses, decision-making of TikTok LIVE features, in addition to robust data support to enhance live performance for streamers.

Responsibilities

• Understanding business problems, designing and implementing easy-to-use data solutions for businesses.
• Collaborating with data engineers to understand the data system and provide a smooth data usage experience for data users, including but not limited to data discovery, data usage guidance, and promotion of the data system.
• Collaborating with business teams from all over the world to drive user growth and revenue growth.

As a data engineer in the Global Live team, you will have the opportunity to build, optimize, and grow one of the largest data platforms in the world. You'll gain hands-on experience on all kinds of systems in the data platform ecosystem and explore applications of the latest technologies, including LLM for data. Your work will have a direct and significant impact on the company's core products as well as hundreds of millions of users.

Our internship program offers students hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges while building a strong foundation for personal and professional growth. Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Good experience in data solutions, such as data consulting, product development, and data tools creation.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and data metrics.
• Understanding of data warehousing and the construction ideas of the data system.
• Experience with coding (SQL, Python, etc.).
• Passionate and self-motivated about using data to drive business decisions.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline (preferred).

Pay

The hourly rate range for this position is $45–$60.

Benefits

• Day one access to health insurance, life insurance, and wellbeing benefits.
• 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in the first half of the year, 40 if hired in the second half).
• Housing allowance for interns who are not working 100% remote.