TikTok is looking to optimize the app experience related to performance for its users, specifically in the Video-on-Demand (VoD) algorithm team, to provide end-to-end optimization solutions.
Requirements
- Industry or academic experience in the multimedia or network domain.
- Proven ability to develop new algorithms and identify problems in existing solutions.
- Fluent in statistics and data analysis.
- Experience with shipping software on behalf of a major brand at scale is a big plus.
- Experience with learning-based model development is a big plus.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement media streaming-related algorithms to improve TikTok user experience.
- Contribute to end-to-end media ecosystem design to improve the algorithmization of the multimedia system.
- Run controlled experiments on millions of streaming sessions to validate improvements.
Other
- Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2026
- Degree requirements: Undergraduate/Master in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
