Software Engineer Project Intern (Lead Ads) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Ellis Technologies, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 61,992 - 82,656; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays

Paid sick time

Housing allowance (if applicable)

Job summary

Ellis Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer Project Intern for a 2026 start in San Jose. The role involves developing scalable systems for lead ads management and collaborating across functions to drive engineering initiatives.

Applicants should have a BS/MS in Computer Science and strong programming skills in languages such as Go or Python. Benefits include health insurance, paid holidays, and potential housing allowance.

Qualifications

• Must commit to at least a 3-month internship.
• Excellent programming and debugging skills.
• Ability to formulate clear solutions to problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable and reliable systems.
• Build solutions for lead ads management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Programming skills in Go, C/C++, Python

Debugging and optimization

Critical thinking

Education

BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Modern software tech stack

Job description

Software Engineer Project Intern (Lead Ads) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Location: San Jose | Employment Type: Intern | Job Code: A75882

Responsibilities

TikTok Lead Ads team is responsible for building lead generation solutions that enable businesses to create seamless interactions with their customers while ensuring our community feels comfortable and safe on the platform. This team aims to provide intuitive, simplified solutions that grow advertiser activation, retention and ARPA via enhanced delivery experience, performance and higher ROI. Our team owns the end-to-end stack for lead ads, including customer and user experience, ads ranking and delivery, leads management as well as CRM ecosystem. We are looking for software engineers who are excited to grow their business understanding, build highly scalable and reliable systems, partner across functions with global teams, and make big impacts.

• Responsible for the development of scalable and reliable systems aligned with product targets and requirements.
• Build solutions within areas of lead ads management, CRM integration and ecosystem to lay the foundation of lead ads growth.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define products and drive initiatives from an engineering perspective.

Qualifications

Commitment: Must be able to commit to at least a 3‑month internship period.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other relevant majors.
• Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to Go, C/C++, Python.
• Ability to think critically and formulate solutions to problems in a clear and concise way.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of modern software tech stack, including front‑end applications, large‑scale backend, and data pipeline.

Job Information

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $45 - $60.

Benefits

Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year). Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.

EEO and Fair Chance

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
3. Exercising sound judgment.

The company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.