Software Engineer Intern: High-Performance Infra

TikTok; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Housing allowance

Paid holidays

Job summary

TikTok is offering a Software Engineer Intern position in San Jose for Fall 2027 in the Recommendation Infra, Performance Efficiency group. You will work on high-performance online serving systems and large-scale data infrastructure that powers TikTok’s recommendations globally.

The role emphasizes systems programming with C++, exposure to large-scale data processing tools like Flink, Spark, and Kafka, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Strong programming skills in at least one systems programming language such as C++, C, Go, or Java.
• Experience in building scalable backend systems or high-performance online services.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize high-performance online serving systems for large-scale recommendations.
• Improve efficiency, reliability, and cross-regional consistency of infrastructure.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across CPU, memory, GPU, and network resources.

Skills

C++

C

Go

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS (or related)

Pursuing Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Flink

Spark

Kafka

Job description

TikTok is offering a Software Engineer Intern position in San Jose for Fall 2027 in the Recommendation Infra, Performance Efficiency group. You will work on high-performance online serving systems and large-scale data infrastructure that powers TikTok’s recommendations globally.

The role emphasizes systems programming with C++, exposure to large-scale data processing tools like Flink, Spark, and Kafka, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.