Backend Software Engineer Intern (TikTok-Growth-Innovative Growth) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncBackend Software Engineer Intern (TikTok-Growth-Innovative Growth) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CATypical projects include Search Engine Optimization for organic acquisition, AIGC-powered content generation and quality evaluation, AI / Agentic workflow automation, Auto Research systems for growth opportunity discovery, and backend platforms that support experimentation and large-scale production rollout. Our team focuses on driving user growth through organic traffic channels, content optimization, AIGC technologies, and scalable backend systems across TikTok surfaces such as Web, Lite, and other emerging platforms.
Software Engineer Intern (ML Infra) - 2027 Start (PhD) TikTok IncSoftware Engineer Intern (ML Infra) - 2027 Start (PhD)San Jose, CAThe Ads Infra team is responsible for building highly efficient and stable infrastructure to collect and process data for the usage of machine learning training, serving, and privacy enforcement, including feature engineering, feature store, training data generation, etc. Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals.
Software Engineer Intern (TikTok - Effects Performance) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncSoftware Engineer Intern (TikTok - Effects Performance) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CAPartnering closely with rendering, algorithm, and camera pipeline teams, you ll help profile and optimize frame rate, first-frame latency, memory footprint, and power consumption, and help build the tooling that makes this work scale. Assist in the design and implementation of automated performance analysis pipelines, such as automatic trace capture, agent-assisted bottleneck analysis, and regression detection, to assess effect performance at various stages.
Content Design Intern (Monetization Ads) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncContent Design Intern (Monetization Ads) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CAInterns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals. As a content design intern, you will learn how UX writing supports product experiences by partnering across functions, incorporating feedback, and practicing customer empathy.
Software Engineer Intern (Global CRM) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncSoftware Engineer Intern (Global CRM) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CAResponsible for building and maintaining a Global CRMCustomer Relationship ManagementPlatform and Transaction Platform for sales and marketing agents/partners, working closely with the Sales Operations Management Platform (SOMP) to create a stable, flexible, and smart platform. We enhance commercial efficiency and customer satisfaction through various intelligent marketing tools, ensure the stability and security of customer fund transactions, and reach a balance between revenue, risks, efficiency, and client experience for the monetization of TikTok.
Software Engineer Intern (Ads Interface) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncSoftware Engineer Intern (Ads Interface) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CAWe are seeking like-minded individuals to join us in leveraging technology to help global small and medium-sized business (SMB) advertisers effectively connect with customers, achieve business success, and drive the rapid growth of TikTok s advertising business! Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals.
Data Scientist Intern (VOD Data) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncData Scientist Intern (VOD Data) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CABuild systemic problem solving capability and research on cutting-edge methodologies Minimum Qualifications: Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related technical discipline. The role involves collaboration with various teams to enhance content creation journeys, utilizing statistical models and data mining techniques to identify opportunities for personalized user publishing experiences.
Machine Learning Engineer Intern (TikTok-Data-Search-Recommendation) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncMachine Learning Engineer Intern (TikTok-Data-Search-Recommendation) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CACurrently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline. Experience with at least one programming language such as Python, Java, C++, Go, or JavaScript through coursework, projects, internships, or equivalent practical experience.
Site Reliability Engineer Intern (Global SRE) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncSite Reliability Engineer Intern (Global SRE) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CADevelop reliability platforms and engineering tools for the advertising systems, including monitoring, alerting, SLO management, risk governance, and resource management. Design, implement, validate, and continuously optimize global disaster recovery (DR) solutions for the advertising systems, and lead disaster recovery preparedness and incident response.
Backend Software Engineer Intern (TikTok - Product Infrastructure) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncBackend Software Engineer Intern (TikTok - Product Infrastructure) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CAInterns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals. Minimum Qualifications: Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Machine Learning Engineer Intern (TikTok-Data-Search-Local Service) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncMachine Learning Engineer Intern (TikTok-Data-Search-Local Service) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CAIndividuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline. Experience with at least one programming language such as Python, Java, C++, Go, or JavaScript through coursework, projects, internships, or equivalent practical experience.
Security Software Engineer Project Intern (Product Security) - 2026 Start (BS/MS) TikTok IncSecurity Software Engineer Project Intern (Product Security) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)San Jose, CAUnderstanding in various disciplines: web application security, mobile app security, network security, operating system internals and hardening, applied cryptography, cloud computing. Our challenges are not your regular day-to-day technical problems; you ll be part of a team that s developing new solutions to new challenges of a kind not previously addressed by big tech.
Backend Software Engineer Intern (TikTok-Global Live-Foundation) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncBackend Software Engineer Intern (TikTok-Global Live-Foundation) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CAInterns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals. It takes on the responsibility of building the backend system, collaborating with data scientists, ecosystem governance managers, the operations team, and the Trust & Safety Algorithm team.
Research Engineer Intern (Monetization Technology - Business Integrity) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncResearch Engineer Intern (Monetization Technology - Business Integrity) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CAIn particular, existing open-source large models often do not perform as effective as we expect in scenarios involving evolving moderation rules, long-form text, long temporal sequences, multi-languages, limited sample data, and adversarial content generated by AIGC. Hands-on experience implementing, training, or deploying models in one or more of the following areas - Ads, Search, Recommender Systems, NLP, CV, Multimodal, or Agent technologies - through coursework, internships, or industry projects.
Software Engineer Intern (TikTok AI Search & Visual Search Infra Team) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncSoftware Engineer Intern (TikTok AI Search & Visual Search Infra Team) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CADevelop scalable data pipelines and distributed systems for processing billion- or trillion-scale text, image, and video datasets, covering offline computation, stream processing, task scheduling, storage, and data quality. Build and improve search engine components such as offline document processing pipelines, distributed indexing systems for billion/trillion documents, feature extraction services, and multi-stage retrieval/ranking services.
Fullstack Software Engineer Intern (Global E-Commerce) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncFullstack Software Engineer Intern (Global E-Commerce) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CAThe global E-commerce business team hopes to provide users with a more tailored and efficient consumption experience, enabling merchants to receive reliable platform services in different scenarios such as live E-commerce, and short video content E-commerce, so as to make more affordable and high-quality products sell easily and a better life within reach. Familiarity with common frontend and backend technologies, such as modern web frameworks, APIs, relational databases, cache systems, or messaging systems.
Backend Software Engineer Intern (Global E-Commerce) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncBackend Software Engineer Intern (Global E-Commerce) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CAThe global E-commerce business team hopes to provide users with a more tailored and efficient consumption experience, enabling merchants to receive reliable platform services in different scenarios such as live E-commerce, and short video content E-commerce, so as to make more affordable and high-quality products sell easily and a better life within reach. Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals.
Frontend Engineer Intern (Global CRM) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncFrontend Engineer Intern (Global CRM) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CAWe are seeking like-minded individuals to join us in leveraging technology to help global small and medium-sized business (SMB) advertisers effectively connect with customers, achieve business success, and drive the rapid growth of TikTok s advertising business! Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals.
Effect Design Intern (TikTok-Design) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncEffect Design Intern (TikTok-Design) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CATikTok Design Team is to provide first-class user experience for hundreds of millions of users around the world, thereby helping them create and express better, discover the diversity and beauty of the world, break down more barriers, and build bridges between people. We are an international design team with Product Designer, Creative Designer, Visual Designer, Content Designer and Localization Expert from all over the world working together to make every impossible possible.
Software Engineer Intern (TikTok-Social-Friending) - 2027 Summer TikTok IncSoftware Engineer Intern (TikTok-Social-Friending) - 2027 SummerSan Jose, CAResponsibilities: As a Full-Stack Software Engineer Intern on the team, you will: Design, develop, and deliver business-critical systems and product features that power relationship discovery, connection, and management experiences on TikTok. Collaborate with product managers, designers, data scientists, and engineers across multiple teams to deliver high-quality products in a fast-paced environment.