Software Development Engineer in Test Intern (TikTok-PGC)- 2026 Summer (BS/MS)
About this internship
TikTok is hiring a Software Development Engineer in Test Intern (TikTok-PGC) for Summer 2026 in San Jose, CA, working on site. This role is geared toward BS/MS students in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field who are comfortable with software project development. You’ll likely support testing and quality efforts for products in content creators and content discovery, with pay listed at $35/hr.
Qualifications
Required
- Pursuing an Undergraduate/Master in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Familiar with Java/Python/Objective-C/Golang, experience in related project development.
- Fluent in Python
Nice to have
- Coursework or project experience that shows strong computer science fundamentals and attention to software quality.
- Comfort reading and understanding codebases in more than one language (e.g., Java, Objective-C, or Golang) in addition to Python.
- Experience writing clear, maintainable Python code, including small utilities to support testing.
- Familiarity with debugging techniques and communicating reproducible issues with concise steps and expected vs. actual results.
- Evidence of completing related project development work (class, personal, or team-based) from start to finish.
How to stand out (TUN tip)
Before applying, prepare 1–2 short project examples that highlight your Python work and how you validated correctness (tests you wrote, edge cases you considered, or bugs you found). If your projects include multiple languages, briefly note what you contributed in each and what you learned from maintaining or debugging the code.