AI Agent Project Intern (Open Platform) - 2026 Start

The TikTok Open Platform team is on a mission to build a platform that bridges content, people and business in TikTok ecosystem. The team focuses on building cross-platform features for both developers and TikTok users, including APIs, SDKs, and InApp services. The platform will enable more interactions across TikTok and its broader ecosystem, enhancing cross-product business values.

As a Project Intern, you will contribute to impactful short-term projects and gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, professional environment. This internship offers the opportunity to develop practical skills, apply your knowledge to real-world challenges, and explore your career interests.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities

-Own the end-to-end delivery of Open Platform APIs, covering both server-side and client-side development.

-Design and implement an "Agent-driven" delivery model for Open API development — leveraging AI Agents to accelerate the full engineering lifecycle from PRD to coding, testing, and release.

-Safeguard the security of the open ecosystem; empower ecosystem developers through technical capabilities, and build a secure, robust, and thriving open platform ecosystem.

Minimum Qualifications

• Undergraduate student in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
• Solid coding skills in at least one of Python, Java, Golang, C++, or C
• Understanding of distributed systems and large-scale architecture
• AI mindset and hands-on delivery capability: Goes beyond proficiency with AI tools — able to apply AI rapidly to complex, real-world scenarios, independently handling problem decomposition, solution design, validation, and end-to-end delivery.
• Engineering and productization of AI solutions: Able to transform everyday AI problem-solving experience into reliable, reusable, and maintainable tools or systems — such as automated workflows, Agents, or internal platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong personal projects, open-source contributions, technical blogging, or competition experience.