TikTok
Backend Software Engineer Intern (TikTok-Global Live-Foundation) - 2027 Summer
San Jose, California · Internship · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must establish authorization to work in the United States. The company does not provide sponsorship or immigration-related benefits.
About the job
Build backend systems and end-to-end solutions for TikTok LIVE content governance, improving reliability, performance, and extensibility.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, designers, and engineers on data-driven product ideas.
- Improve system design and architecture for service reliability, performance, and extensibility.
- Help build end-to-end solutions for TikTok products.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Able to work for 12 weeks during Summer 2027.
- Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms, and proficiency in at least one coding language.
- Good grasp of software engineering and scalable system development; strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
Nice to have
- Understanding of concurrency, databases, and message queues.
- Experience with content moderation systems.
Tools
Go, Java, Python, C++
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