Backend Software Engineer Intern (TikTok-Growth-Innovative Growth) – 2026 Summer (BS/MS)
About this internship
TikTok is hiring a Backend Software Engineer Intern (TikTok-Growth-Innovative Growth) for Summer 2026 in San Jose, CA, with on-site work. This 12-week internship is for students pursuing a BS or MS in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field. You’ll likely support consumer-facing application development with a focus on experimentation, and the role is listed at $45/hr.
Qualifications
Required
- Pursuing an Undergraduate/Master degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2026
- Experience in developing consumer-facing applications through experimentation
Nice to have
- Coursework or projects involving backend systems, APIs, or data processing for user-facing products.
- Comfort discussing how you designed and measured experiments (e.g., test setup, metrics, and interpreting results) in past projects.
- Experience collaborating with others on a software project, including scoping tasks and communicating progress.
- Familiarity with debugging and improving performance or reliability in a service you built or maintained.
- Ability to explain technical decisions clearly, including trade-offs made to support growth-focused product goals.
How to stand out (TUN tip)
Before you apply, prepare 1–2 examples of consumer-facing projects where you used experimentation, and be ready to describe what you changed, how you measured impact, and what you learned. Double-check that you can commit to the full 12 weeks in Summer 2026 and that on-site work in San Jose is feasible for you. Apply through https://lifeattiktok.com/earlycareers.