Backend Engineer Intern: Build Scalable Systems

TikTok; Sydney; On-site; AUD 20,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok LIVE Foundation is seeking interns for its SMB Service team to help diversify customer acquisition strategies through live streaming. You will work on large-scale technical projects, contribute to system design, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work in rapid product development.

Ideal candidates are pursuing an undergraduate degree in a technical field, proficient in at least one major language, and have experience with scalable distributed systems,

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an Undergraduate degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Proficient in at least one of the following languages: Go, Python, Java, C++.
• Experience building scalable, highly available, distributed and mission-critical systems.
• Deep understanding of computer architecture, data structures and algorithms.
• In-depth knowledge of databases and messaging frameworks like MySQL/Redis/Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead large-scale technical projects to lay the foundation for the iterative development and scale of early products.
• Develop robust, efficient technology products that serve 1 billion users.
• Lead and improve system design and architecture to ensure high stability, performance, and reliability of the product.
• Collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work in rapid product development.
• Contribute to engineering strategy, tooling, processes, and culture, improve R&D quality, effeciency and experience.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

C++

Education

Undergraduate in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

Job description

TikTok LIVE Foundation is seeking interns for its SMB Service team to help diversify customer acquisition strategies through live streaming. You will work on large-scale technical projects, contribute to system design, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work in rapid product development.

Ideal candidates are pursuing an undergraduate degree in a technical field, proficient in at least one major language, and have experience with scalable distributed systems,