Global E-Commerce Mobile Software Engineer Intern

TikTok; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 62,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Housing allowance

Paid holidays

Paid sick time

Job summary

TikTok is offering a Summer 2027 Mobile Software Engineer Intern (Global E-Commerce) position in San Jose. The role focuses on building mobile features and E-commerce experiences across iOS and Android platforms, collaborating with engineers, product managers, and designers.

Interns gain hands-on experience in a fast-moving, global team environment. The program emphasizes practical learning, technical assessments, and opportunities to contribute to live projects while exploring AI-enabled mobile

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Proficiency in at least one mobile development language such as Java, Kotlin, Objective-C, or Swift.
• Familiarity with software development fundamentals and core concepts of iOS and/or Android platforms.
• Understanding of basic mobile development concepts such as app lifecycle, UI fundamentals, and debugging.
• Preferred: hands-on mobile development through coursework, personal projects, or previous internships.
• Interest in mobile user experience, performance optimization, or on-device AI.
• Comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-moving, globally distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building mobile features and E-commerce experiences on mobile platforms.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver intuitive and reliable mobile solutions.
• Participate in design, implementation, and debugging of mobile features and application components.
• Explore opportunities to improve app performance, code quality, and development practices.
• Learn about and experiment with on-device AI or mobile intelligence capabilities in a real-world production environment.
• Apply AI-assisted development tools and mobile engineering best practices under guidance of experienced engineers.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Swift

Objective-C

Android

iOS concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

TikTok is offering a Summer 2027 Mobile Software Engineer Intern (Global E-Commerce) position in San Jose. The role focuses on building mobile features and E-commerce experiences across iOS and Android platforms, collaborating with engineers, product managers, and designers.

Interns gain hands-on experience in a fast-moving, global team environment. The program emphasizes practical learning, technical assessments, and opportunities to contribute to live projects while exploring AI-enabled mobile