Job description

About the Team Creative Effects are a big part of the TikTok experience. From Versailles Run to Dancing Dino, effects make content creation easy, fun, and dynamic. Each effect has the potential to reach TikTok’s global community of a billion+ users and inspire new trends, lots of joy, and endless creativity. Our mission is to inspire user creativity with powerful creation tools. We are building Effect House, the official Augmented Reality creation tool for TikTok. If you are passionate about AR technologies and 3D content creation, you came to the right place. You will be responsible for crafting the technology that enables intuitive effect development and design. From advanced interactions to visual scripting, you’ll build the tools our creators need to experiment and make engaging, immersive, and innovative effects, bringing creativity to (augmented) reality! You will focus on building a unified algorithm system that delivers numerous cutting-edge AR algorithms to various TikTok products. Our AR Effect Platform enables the breakthrough AR interactive experience, consumed by hundreds of millions of TikTok users around the world. We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. 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. Candidates may apply to a maximum of two positions across Our Company and its affiliates globally. Applications will be considered in the order they are submitted. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Please clearly state your availability in your resume, including your start and end dates. Responsibilities - Participate in the research and development of cutting-edge AR Effect Generation AI system that leads the industry in interactive experience generation. - Contribute to the design and implementation of new features for TikTok's AI Effect Generation product to provide better creation experience for users - Assist in the design and implementation of evaluation pipelines to assess AI Effect Generation performance at various stages - Using inference stage techniques such as RAG, CoT, Prompt Engineering to improve TikTok's AI Effect Generation model output Minimum Qualifications: - Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/ Master's in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline. - Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during the Summer of 2027. - Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, fluent in any one of the following mainstream programming languages: JavaScript, C/C++ or Python - Knowledge about Computer Graphics, 3D content creation tools, game engines, real-time rendering, or VFX pipelines. - Passion for GenAI and interactive experiences, augmented reality, and creating engaging, user-focused experiences. Preferred Qualifications: - Prior experience with Machine Learning, Large Language Models and GenAI technologies. - Prior experience with Computer Graphics, Game Engine, Game Development - Experience or interest in AR/VR projects, web technologies (React, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js), cross-platform development (macOS, Windows, iOS, Android), or graphics APIs (OpenGL, WebGL, DirectX, Metal, Vulkan). By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: careers.tiktok.com

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About the Team
Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals.
Candidates may apply to a maximum of two positions across Our Company and its affiliates globally. Applications will be considered in the order they are submitted.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Please clearly state your availability in your resume, including your start and end dates.
Participate in the research and development of cutting-edge AR Effect Generation AI system that leads the industry in interactive experience generation.
Contribute to the design and implementation of new features for TikTok's AI Effect Generation product to provide better creation experience for users
Assist in the design and implementation of evaluation pipelines to assess AI Effect Generation performance at various stages
Using inference stage techniques such as RAG, CoT, Prompt Engineering to improve TikTok's AI Effect Generation model output
Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/ Master's in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during the Summer of 2027.
Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, fluent in any one of the following mainstream programming languages: JavaScript, C/C++ or Python
Knowledge about Computer Graphics, 3D content creation tools, game engines, real-time rendering, or VFX pipelines.
Passion for GenAI and interactive experiences, augmented reality, and creating engaging, user-focused experiences.

Nice-to-haves

Prior experience with Machine Learning, Large Language Models and GenAI technologies.
Prior experience with Computer Graphics, Game Engine, Game Development
Experience or interest in AR/VR projects, web technologies (React, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js), cross-platform development (macOS, Windows, iOS, Android), or graphics APIs (OpenGL, WebGL, DirectX, Metal, Vulkan).
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

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Platform: tiktok
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