Software Engineer Intern (Transaction Platform) - 2027 Summer

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

Description

Our team is responsible for providing a suite of capabilities to support TikTok's advertising operations, including advertising billing, fund account management, fund marketing, fund settlement, and budget control. These capabilities aim to ensure the accuracy and security of advertisers' funds, enhance the efficiency of fund utilization for advertisers, and meet financial compliance requirements. In this team, you will see a direct link between your work, and the company's business success. Meanwhile, you have the opportunity to develop and manage the real-time-charges system for billing events at a scale of billions while simultaneously ensuring billing accuracy and a very high level of stability for the system.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. Our internship program offers students hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges while building a strong foundation for personal and professional growth.
Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals.
Candidates may apply to a maximum of two positions across Our Company and its affiliates globally. Applications will be considered in the order they are submitted.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Please clearly state your availability in your resume, including your start and end dates.

Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for designing and developing applications related to TikTok's monetization capital business, which includes advertising billing, fund account management, fund marketing, fund settlement, and budget control.
- Contribute to resolving stability challenges encountered by the platform, including high concurrency, system scalability, and disaster recovery.
- Continuously optimize the system so that it can evolve rapidly with business needs and support business development.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing a BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other relevant majors.
- Deep understanding of computer architectures, data structures, and algorithms.
- Possessing a strong coding and documentation style.
- Familiar with common components such as MySQL, Redis, Flink, ElasticSearch, Kafka, and RPC.
- Hands-on experience in software development, particularly with Java.
- Good at communication, sensitive to business, able to quickly understand the business background, and have an excellent ability to integrate technology and business.
- Must be able to commit to a 12-week full-time work period during Summer 2027.

About this role

Summary

Design and develop applications for TikTok's monetization platform, ensuring stability and scalability.

Job title

Software Engineer Intern (Transaction Platform) - 2027 Summer

Experience level

internship

Industry

software

Location requirements

San Jose, remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

JavaMySQLRedisFlinkElasticSearchKafkaRPCdata structuresalgorithms

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

programmingsystem stabilitydistributed systemsbig databilling
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

San Jose, CA, USA

Work arrangement unknown City