Software Engineer Intern — Code Graph & Validation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Housing allowance

Paid holidays & sick time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Software Engineer Intern for Summer 2027 in San Jose. Join the Agentic Ops US team working on Code Graph and Quality Validation to improve code reliability and automation.

This internship offers hands-on project work, industry exposure, and growth opportunities through workshops and mentorship. Interns will build and optimize the code graph, create static validation rules, analyze production quality issues, and explore advanced code-analysis techniques with guidance from

Qualifications

• Pursuing an Undergraduate or Master degree in Software Development, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering.
• Commit to a 12-week summer internship in 2027.
• Strong programming skills in at least one of Go, Python, Java, or C++.
• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Research-oriented mindset: reading papers and technical blogs, designing solutions from first principles.
• Strong learning agility to pick up new tools and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Participate in building and optimizing the code graph, including static relationship extraction, dynamic trace data cleansing, and aggregation.
• Develop static validation rules and contribute to dynamic validation tools (issue reproduction, root cause localization).
• Conduct in-depth analysis of production quality issues and drive automation coverage.
• Research and introduce cutting-edge techniques in code analysis to improve validation effectiveness.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

C++

Education

Undergraduate/Master in Software Development, CS, or CE

Job description

TikTok is seeking a Software Engineer Intern for Summer 2027 in San Jose. Join the Agentic Ops US team working on Code Graph and Quality Validation to improve code reliability and automation.

This internship offers hands-on project work, industry exposure, and growth opportunities through workshops and mentorship. Interns will build and optimize the code graph, create static validation rules, analyze production quality issues, and explore advanced code-analysis techniques with guidance from