Software Engineer Intern (TikTok - Shoot Experience Optimization) - 2027 Summer

What you'll do

• Optimize camera interactions, including capture flows, effect switching, gestures, and transitions.
• Help build automated performance monitoring and analysis pipelines, including trace capture and regression detection.
• Apply client-side techniques to improve cold start, jank, memory use, responsiveness, and stability.

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.
• Curiosity about mobile client performance and user experience optimization, strong problem-solving ability, and a good grasp of scalable software engineering.

Nice to have

• Understanding of Android or iOS internals and experience with performance profiling tools such as Perfetto, Systrace, Instruments, or Android Studio Profiler.
• Interest in AI Agent development and exploring LLM-powered tools for engineering workflows.

Tools

Java, Kotlin, Swift, Objective-C, Perfetto, Systrace, Instruments, Android Studio Profiler

AI focus

Explore AI Agent development and LLM-powered tools to improve engineering workflows; agent-assisted bottleneck analysis is also mentioned.