Team Introduction

The TikTok Search Team is building a large-scale, full-stack search engine to serve billions of users worldwide. Our mission is to deliver not just relevant results, but an ideal search experience that is fast, personalized, and insightful.

We work across both general and vertical search scenarios, including PhotoText, User Search, Live and more — applying Large Language Models (LLMs), NLP, and Multimodal Understanding to continuously push the boundaries of search quality and system design.

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 affil...