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Software Engineer Intern (Ads Infrastructure) - 2027 Summer

TikTok · San Jose, CA

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Job details

Employment
Internship
Level
Internship
Education
Master's degree
Posted
Oct 12, 2026
Last confirmed open
Oct 13, 2026
Job description

About this role

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TikTok is hiring a Software Engineer Intern for its Ads Infrastructure team. The intern will help develop large-scale advertising systems and targeting components, and collaborate with product and business teams on product vision.

Responsibilities

Participate in the development of a large-scale Ads system Responsible for the development of state-of-the-art software engineering projects Own key targeting components or strategies in the TikTok ads monetization ecosystem Work with product and business teams on product vision

Qualifications: Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master in Computer Science or a related technical discipline Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general-purpose programming languages, including but not limited to: Go, C/C++, Python, and Java Ability to think critically and to formulate solutions to problems in a clear and concise way Deep understanding of computer architectures, data structures, and algorithms Very strong teamwork skills (e.g. communication, ownership, empathy, honesty) Experience in the advertising, e-commerce or gaming industry

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.

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