Backend Software Engineer Intern — Privacy & Security

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

Paid sick time

Housing allowance

Job summary

TikTok seeks a Software Development Intern for a 12-week Summer 2027 program in California. You will contribute to privacy-related features under the Privacy & Security Product team, helping build trust with users, regulators, and the public while handling large-scale data and compliance challenges.

The internship offers hands-on experience, mentorship, social events, and development workshops, with opportunities to apply knowledge to real-world problems and grow professionally in a fast-paced

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.
• Demonstrated software engineering experience from previous internship, work experience, coding competitions, or publications.
• High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong learning ability, clear communication, and a strong sense of teamwork and responsibility.
• Proficient in C/C++, Python, and shell programming languages, and have a deep understanding of data structure and algorithm design.

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

C/C++

Python

Shell scripting

Education

Undergraduate/Master in Software Development

Tools

Git

Job description

TikTok seeks a Software Development Intern for a 12-week Summer 2027 program in California. You will contribute to privacy-related features under the Privacy & Security Product team, helping build trust with users, regulators, and the public while handling large-scale data and compliance challenges.

The internship offers hands-on experience, mentorship, social events, and development workshops, with opportunities to apply knowledge to real-world problems and grow professionally in a fast-paced