Frontend Engineer Intern – Open Platform & APIs

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

Housing allowance

Job summary

TikTok is offering a Frontend Engineer Intern position to join the Open Platform team in San Jose. You will collaborate with the frontend team to build reusable UI components, contribute to internal tools, and participate in code reviews to understand platform-level products at scale.

The role emphasizes clean, scalable frontend code, with opportunities to work on partner logins, data exchange, and content sharing while learning modern frontend frameworks and best practices.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Graduate 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.
• Basic understanding of web development fundamentals (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
• Willingness to learn modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React or Vue).
• Curiosity about how things work – e.g., understanding how an HTTP request is structured and how to debug it.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the front-end team to build reusable UI components, internal tools, and features that support TikTok Open Platform.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with attention to scalability and performance.
• Participate in daily standups, code reviews, and technical discussions to understand how platform-level products are built and maintained.
• Debug and optimize frontend code with a solid grasp of browser behavior, HTTP request/response patterns, and modern development tools.
• Contribute to real product development efforts under the guidance of experienced engineers.

Skills

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Problem solving

Curiosity

Education

Undergraduate/Graduate in Software Development, CS, or CE

Tools

React

Vue

Job description

TikTok is offering a Frontend Engineer Intern position to join the Open Platform team in San Jose. You will collaborate with the frontend team to build reusable UI components, contribute to internal tools, and participate in code reviews to understand platform-level products at scale.

The role emphasizes clean, scalable frontend code, with opportunities to work on partner logins, data exchange, and content sharing while learning modern frontend frameworks and best practices.