Software Engineer Intern (Tech and Product) - 2027 Summer
About the role
The Tech and Product team of TikTok USDS is missioned to empower TikTok US users to have a great user experience with strong data security and privacy protections, focusing on compliance, reliability, business and product support, and efficiency improvement. As part of this team, you will design, build, and maintain highly scalable, reliable, and secure software systems. You will work on core backend infrastructure, high-throughput microservices, and specialized compliance pipelines that power product features (such as Ads, Payment, Tech Infra, Emerging products, and E‑Commerce) while meeting strict data security and privacy standards for US users.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and deploy production‑grade backend microservices and distributed systems.
- Continuously optimize system performance, latency, memory utilization, and resource efficiency.
- Build robust monitoring, logging, and fault‑tolerant mechanisms to ensure high system availability.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Able to commit to a 12‑week internship during Summer 2027.
- Strong coding skills in at least one modern language: Go, C++, Java, or Python.
Preferred Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Prior technical internship experience in top tech companies, or achievements in competitive programming.
Benefits
- Day‑one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more.
- 10 paid holidays per year.
- Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in the first half of the year, 40 hours if hired in the second half).
- Housing allowance for interns not working 100% remote.
Pay
The hourly rate range for this position is $45‑$45.
Schedule
12‑week internship during Summer 2027. The company is shifting to a fully in‑person schedule up to 5 days a week.