AI Agent Algorithm Engineer Intern (Global E-Commerce, Conversational AI) - 2027 Start
Core
Build and evolve the agent runtime (harness/loop) for TikTok's global e-commerce customer service agents, enabling self-evolving systems across 30+ languages.
Role type
AI Agent Algorithm Engineer Intern
Builds
Self-evolving agent runtime, context/memory systems, post-training pipelines, and evaluation harnesses for customer service agents.
Domain
E-commerce, Conversational AI, Large Language Models (LLMs)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, C++/Go/Rust/Java, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, LLM fine-tuning, Agent systems design, Context engineering, Tool integration, Evaluation frameworks
Preferred skills
Post-training (SFT/DPO/RLHF), Agent harness development, RAG systems, Inference optimization (vLLM/TensorRT-LLM), Multilingual NLP
Technologies
Python, C++, Go, Rust, Java, LLMs, vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, MCP, RAG
Responsibilities
Orchestrate agent skills and tools; Engineer context and memory for long multi-turn agents; Post-train and fine-tune LLMs; Design and integrate tools and MCP connectors; Build evaluation frameworks; Develop self-evolving loops for continuous improvement; Ship end-to-end surfaces to production.
Seniority
Intern
