Mobile Software Engineer Graduate (Mobile Reliability, Android) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 118,657 - 187,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

A leading social media platform in San Jose is seeking a Mobile Software Engineer Graduate to ensure app reliability and optimize performance. This is a great opportunity for final-year students or recent graduates with a background in software development, particularly in Android. The role offers a supportive environment for tackling complex challenges and pursuing innovative projects. Compensation ranges from $118,657 to $187,200 annually, with various benefits included.

Qualifications

• Final year or recent graduate with a background in Software Development.
• Experience coding in Java or Kotlin.
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment.

Responsibilities

• Improve the lifecycle of application development from design to releases.
• Engage in production disaster management and recovery.
• Support teams with technical design consulting and developing frameworks.

Skills

Android Development

Java

Kotlin

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Mobile Software Engineer Graduate (Mobile Reliability, Android) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

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Responsibilities

TikTok Mobile Reliability team ensures TikTok apps have reliability, uptime appropriate to our users and have a fast rate of improvement. We are part of product foundation that makes product features and performance optimization possible. In addition, the team will establish and optimize the overall TikTok development process, and keep an ever-watchful eye on our apps performance. Much of our software development focuses on optimizing existing codebase, building infrastructure and automation tools.

On the Mobile Reliability team, you will have the opportunity to work on complex challenges with scale, while using your expertise in mobile coding, algorithms, data analysis and large-scale mobile application design.

Our culture of curiosity, problem solving and openness is key to our success. Reliability must be a joint effort throughout all teams in TikTok. We encourage people to collaborate, think big and take risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to work on meaningful projects, while still striving to create an environment that provides support and mentorship needed to learn and grow.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at TikTok.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Candidates who pass resume screening will be invited to participate in TikTok's technical online assessment.

Responsibilities:

• Improve the lifecycle of application development from design, to development and application releases
• Engage in and improve production disaster management and recovery, developing platforms and frameworks to quickly mitigate mobile reliability issues remotely
• Support teams through activities such as technical design consulting, developing platforms and frameworks, investigating and providing solutions to fix complex reliability issues
• Develop and maintain our automation tools like static analyzers, reliability automation tests, data pipelines and monitors, reliability analysis tools
• Practice sustainable incident response and blameless postmortems

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related fields or equivalent practical experience
• Final year or recent graduate with a background in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Experience in Android Development
• Experience coding in one or more of the following programming languages: Java, Kotlin
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated software engineering experience from previous internship, work experience, coding competitions, or publications
• Curiosity towards new technologies and entrepreneurship
• High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities

Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $118,657 - $187,200 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

Diversity & Inclusion

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok Accommodation

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request