About the role#
The Global E-Commerce team at TikTok is looking for a Fullstack Software Engineer Intern for the Summer 2027 term. You will work on our content E-commerce business, helping to build experiences that connect users with products through short video and live content. This internship offers hands-on experience, industry exposure, and the chance to work alongside professional engineers on real-world challenges.
What you'll do#
- Build efficient, scalable, and secure fullstack solutions for E-commerce product experiences and platform operations.
- Contribute to frontend and backend development, including user-facing features, APIs, internal tools, and service integrations.
- Assist with optimizing application performance, data processing, system reliability, and user experience.
- Participate in the full development lifecycle, including system design discussions, code reviews, testing, and debugging.
- Learn and apply AI-assisted development practices to improve your coding efficiency, documentation, and debugging.
- Explore fullstack scenarios that support AI-enabled product features, workflow automation, or intelligent decision-making.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Familiarity with fullstack development and proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, Golang, Python, Scala, C++, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
- A basic understanding of data structures, algorithms, computer networks, databases, and web application fundamentals.
- Familiarity with frontend and backend technologies like modern web frameworks, APIs, relational databases, cache systems, or messaging systems.
- Strong problem-solving skills, learning agility, and a sense of ownership.
- An interest in fullstack product development, large-scale distributed systems, platform engineering, or data-intensive applications.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools or engineering automation.
- Comfort working in a collaborative and globally distributed team environment.
Location & details#
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Modality: On-site.
- Employment: Full-time intern.
- Compensation: $42.75 per hour.
About TikTok
TikTok operates as an entertainment provider. The company maintains a global presence with offices in cities including Los Angeles, Singapore, New York, London, and Tokyo. It employs over 92,000 people. The organization is privately held.
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