Data Engineer Intern (User Growth) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Job Description:

The Growth team plays a core role in acquisition, activation, and retention of billions of users, through our globally popular products such as TikTok, Resso, CapCut, Helo, etc. We are building platform foundation, leveraging data and ML models, and providing end-to-end solutions to power global growth. Typical Growth projects including creative generating, attribution, ads bot, etc. We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2026*. Internships at TikTok aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Watch your ambitions become reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at TikTok. 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 TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. Successful candidates must be able to commit to at least 3 months long internship period. Successful candidates must be able to commit to either of the following Internships - From January to June - From May to August (Summer) Responsibilities: - Build data pipelines to portray business status, based on a deep understanding of our fast changing business and data-driven approach; - Extract information and signals from a broad range of data and build hierarchies to accomplish analytical and mining goals for "Packaged Business Capability" such as user-growth, gaming and searching; - Keep improving the integrity of data pipelines to provide a comprehensive data service

Candidate Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications: - Undergraduate or Postgraduate in Computer Science, Statistic, Data Science or a related field; - Skilled in SQL and additional object-oriented programming language (e.g. Scala, Java, or Python); - Have a strong ability to work under pressure, have the courage to overcome difficulties, and accept challenges. Preferred Qualification： - Strong self-drive and sense of responsibility. For TikTok By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy For TikTok If you have any questions, please reach out to us at apac-earlycareers@tiktok.com