Graduate Software Engineer — Ads Infra (2027 Start)

TikTok; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 holidays per year

10 sick days per year

Paid Personal Time

Job summary

TikTok is hiring a Software Engineer Graduate (Ads Infra) for a 2027 start in San Jose. You will join Global Monetization Product and Technology to build next-generation monetization platforms and ads across feeds, live, branding, and measurement.

Onboarding by year-end is required; candidates may apply to two positions and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The role emphasizes developing scalable software, solving complex problems, and collaborating with product teams to drive monetization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in Go, C/C++, Python or Java.
• Strong understanding of computer architectures, data structures, and algorithms.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and ownership skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of a large-scale Ads system.
• Develop state-of-the-art software engineering projects.
• Own key targeting components or strategies in the TikTok ads monetization ecosystem.
• Work with product and business teams on product vision.

Skills

Go

C/C++

Python

Java

Algorithms

Data Structures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

TikTok is hiring a Software Engineer Graduate (Ads Infra) for a 2027 start in San Jose. You will join Global Monetization Product and Technology to build next-generation monetization platforms and ads across feeds, live, branding, and measurement.

Onboarding by year-end is required; candidates may apply to two positions and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The role emphasizes developing scalable software, solving complex problems, and collaborating with product teams to drive monetization