Job Description

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.

Team Introduction:
TikTok AR Effect team is seeking experienced software engineers with game or AR/VR experience to build innovative real-time AR capabilities on mobile.
Are you the creative type? Do you enjoy building innovative AR applications? Then this job is for you. As a member of AR Effect team, you'll be building products that challenge the boundaries of AR technology and deliver new capabilities that offer our users a brand new perspective.
We are building the next generation AR Effect platform with cutting-edge AI/CV/CG technologies, powering many important product features such as creative interactions, game effects, branded effects, video VFX, and intelligent video editing for content generation and consumption, live streaming, monetization, e-commence, social media and etc.
Our ideal candidate is someone who is comfortable working in a dynamic and creative environment. You will work closely with artists, designers and researchers to design and prove new capabilities in AR/ML/CV. You will need a keen understanding of 3D applications and comfortable breaking old paradigm to deliver innovative solutions in the forms of AR effects.

This Internship Program runs for 12 weeks beginning in May/June 2023. Successful candidates must be able to commit to one of the following summer internship cycles below:
1. May 22, 2023 to August 11, 2023
2. May 29, 2023 to August 18, 2023
3. June 12, 2023 to September 1, 2023
We will prioritize candidates who are able to commit to these start dates. Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date).

Application deadline: February 15th, 2023
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.

Technical Assessment
Candidates who pass resume evaluation will be invited to participate in TikTok's technical online assessment in HackerRank.

Responsibilities:
This internship provides students the opportunity to join one of our engineering teams where you will have the opportunity to:
• Work closely with PM, designer and researcher to bring cutting edge AR features to
TikTok's AR effect platform
• Contribute innovative ideas towards all aspects of AR effects and video editing
• Design and implement software architecture and frameworks for camera and effect
pipelines
• Effectively communicate complex features and systems in detail
• Profile and optimize systems to achieve the best performance possible
• Crafting clean, maintainable C++ code with easy to use API design

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related fields or equivalent practical experience
• Final year or recent graduate with a background in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• AR/VR/Game development experience;
• Excellent spoken and written communication
• Proficient in C/C++
• Solid knowledge of 3D math
• Familiar with graphics rendering APIs
• Strong understanding of programming paradigms and design patterns
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Demonstrated software engineering experience from previous internship, work experience, coding competitions, or publications
• Curiosity towards new technologies and entrepreneurship
• High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities
• Experience in JavaScript and web development
• Experience in iOS and Android development
• Experience in performance optimization for mobile
• Familiar with shader programming
• Experience in audio, video and image processing on mobile
• Experience in computer vision or machine learning
• Experience with ARCore or ARKit
• Familiar with major game engine such as Unity or Unreal

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please reach out to us at Accommodations-AMS@tiktok.com.

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.