VoD Infrastructure Intern — Build Scalable Video Transcoding

PremierAgile Consulting Private Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 16,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking interns for November/December 2026 to join the Platform Engineering Team, focusing on VoD technology that powers billions of videos daily. You’ll work on-site at our Sydney office and contribute to high-performance transcoding, storage optimization, and distributed processing platforms.

This internship offers hands-on experience in large-scale video infrastructure, mentorship from industry experts, and opportunities to grow your technical skills while contributing to real-world

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.
• Must work on-site at our Sydney office for at least three days per week during the Internship (minimum 3 months).
• Solid knowledge of Linux, storage, and network IO; familiar with Go, Python, or C++, and design patterns.
• Strong learning, research, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Experience building large-scale infrastructure and distributed systems.
• Knowledge of data analysis or data mining (SQL or similar).
• Knowledge of machine learning and mathematical modeling.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the design, development, and maintenance of the large-scale multimedia processing system, handling billions of videos daily for TikTok.
• Contribute to the VoD strategy platform to deliver cost-effective transcoding and storage optimization strategies.
• Work on distributed systems, workflow orchestration, task scheduling, real-time video transcoding, and data analysis.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver high-quality video technologies at scale.

Skills

Go

Python

C++

Linux

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Software Development / CS / CE

Job description

TikTok is seeking interns for November/December 2026 to join the Platform Engineering Team, focusing on VoD technology that powers billions of videos daily. You’ll work on-site at our Sydney office and contribute to high-performance transcoding, storage optimization, and distributed processing platforms.

This internship offers hands-on experience in large-scale video infrastructure, mentorship from industry experts, and opportunities to grow your technical skills while contributing to real-world