Real-Time Effects Software Engineer Intern

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Housing allowance

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Software Engineer Intern (TikTok - Effects Performance) for Summer 2027 in San Jose. You will work on the self-developed rendering engine, focusing on profiling and optimizing frame rate, latency, memory footprint, and power consumption for real-time effects.

This internship offers hands-on experience with a cross‑functional team, exposure to mobile rendering, and opportunities to apply your knowledge to scalable challenges while preparing for a career in mobile graphics and

Responsibilities

• Participate in the research and development of the effect performance architecture behind TikTok Camera.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of new effect capabilities in the business architecture layer of our self-developed rendering engine.
• Assist in the design and implementation of automated performance analysis pipelines, such as automatic trace capture, agent-assisted bottleneck analysis, and regression detection.
• Use profiling and optimization techniques such as frame-time analysis, rendering pipeline tuning, and graceful degradation to improve effect experience across a massive range of mobile devices.

Job description

TikTok is seeking a Software Engineer Intern (TikTok - Effects Performance) for Summer 2027 in San Jose. You will work on the self-developed rendering engine, focusing on profiling and optimizing frame rate, latency, memory footprint, and power consumption for real-time effects.

This internship offers hands-on experience with a cross‑functional team, exposure to mobile rendering, and opportunities to apply your knowledge to scalable challenges while preparing for a career in mobile graphics and