Software Engineer Graduate (TikTok Global Live) - 2027 Start

San Jose, California, US Until 10/4/2026 0+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted August 5, 2026 Last posted August 5, 2026
Job description

Description

About the Team
The TikTok Global Live Foundation Governance Engineering team is a global team responsible for ensuring the quality of live streaming content. It takes on the responsibility of building the backend system, collaborating with data scientists, ecosystem governance managers, the operations team, and the Trust & Safety Algorithm team. Together, we develop human-based and machine-based moderation, the penalty center, and permission governance tools to ensure our content is high quality and enjoyable to our users worldwide.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.
Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.
Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities
- Work closely with product manager, data scientist, UI designer, and other engineers to iterate on data driven product ideas.
- Improve system design and architecture to ensure service reliability, performance, and extensibility.
- Learn and understand how TikTok products work and help build end-to-end solutions.
- Learn and grow from working with great colleagues and taking on challenges.
- Help our team grow from your expertise, experience, and perspectives.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:
- Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor's/ Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms, proficient in at least one coding language, including but not limited to Go, Java, Python, C++.
- Curiosity towards new technology and outstanding ability to analyze and solve problems.
- Good grasp of software engineering and how to build a system in scalable and extensive manner.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Industry experience in a software development environment.
- Understanding of concurrency, database, and message queue.
- Experience in content moderation system.

About this role

Summary

Assist in developing backend systems, improve architecture, and learn TikTok products.

Job title

Software Engineer Graduate (TikTok Global Live) - 2027 Start

Experience level

entry level

Minimum experience

0+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

San Jose, remote work not allowed

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

data structuresalgorithmscoding language

Preferred skills

industry experienceconcurrencydatabasemessage queuecontent moderation

Specializations

data structuresalgorithmssystem designcontent moderation
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

San Jose, CA, USA

On-site City