Backend Engineer Intern - Social Friending

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Housing allowance

Paid holidays

Paid sick time

Job summary

TikTok is offering a campus internship in San Jose, CA, focused on the Social Friending team. You will contribute to features that help users connect with real-life friends, across Story, Like, Comment, and other core components.

The program emphasizes hands-on experience, industry exposure, and growth opportunities, with rolling reviews and a 12-week summer commitment. Housing allowance may be available for non-remote interns.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during the Summer of 2027.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Build new features that touch hundreds of millions of people around the world.
• Solve unique, large-scale, highly complex technical problems.
• Participate in technical discussions related to team's product and engineering work.

Skills

Software Development

Communication

Teamwork

Code Debugging

Education

Undergraduate/Master in CS/CE/Software Development

Job description

TikTok is offering a campus internship in San Jose, CA, focused on the Social Friending team. You will contribute to features that help users connect with real-life friends, across Story, Like, Comment, and other core components.

The program emphasizes hands-on experience, industry exposure, and growth opportunities, with rolling reviews and a 12-week summer commitment. Housing allowance may be available for non-remote interns.