Cybersecurity Engineer Intern (TikTok Shop - Governance Service) - 2026 (BS/MS)

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We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2026. Internships at TikTok aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Watch your ambitions become reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at TikTok.

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.
Successful candidates must be able to commit to at least 3 months long internship period.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to either of the following Internships

• From January to June
• From May to August (Summer)

Responsibilities

• Conduct traceability analysis on e-commerce business risk cases based on business logs, traffic data, intelligence data, etc., and summarise attack methods.
• Under the guidance of engineers, maintain and optimize data tables for e-commerce API assets to support new tagging requirements from the governance side.
• Explore the black industry chain in key business scenarios, build intelligence collection tools, and understand the operation, profit models, and scale trends of black and gray industry chains.
• Track internet black-market attacks, perform reverse analysis of black-market tools and cheating software, restore attack methods and attack paths, and identify defense blind spots.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Undergraduate, or Postgraduate who is currently pursuing a degree/master in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Coding experience with a general purpose programming language (ie. Java, C/C++, Go, Python).
• Solid foundation in computer science and network security, with an understanding of common network attacks and defense methods.

Preferred Qualifications

• Good communication and teamwork skills, enthusiastic about learning new technologies and tackling challenging problems.
• Familiar with internet business risk scenarios, common black and gray industry chain operations, and cheating techniques.

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