About the role#
This is a Software Development Engineer Intern position within the Global E-Commerce Quality Platform and AI Test Automation team. You will work on-site in San Jose during the Summer 2027 term. This is a full-time, paid internship.
What you'll do#
- Collaborate with developers and cross-functional teams to turn product requirements into quality strategies.
- Build and maintain automation solutions for functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
- Join technical design discussions and requirement reviews to spot quality risks and improve testability.
- Create reusable tools, scripts, and frameworks to boost engineering efficiency and reduce manual work.
- Find bottlenecks in quality workflows to improve testing processes and platform capabilities.
- Support AI testing initiatives, including validating AI features and using AI-assisted workflows to increase testing effectiveness.
What you'll need#
- You are currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- You have a grasp of software testing fundamentals, networking, databases, algorithms, and system design.
- You possess hands-on coding skills and understand development and debugging workflows.
- You demonstrate strong execution ability, attention to detail, and a desire to learn.
- We value interest in test automation, quality engineering, developer tools, and scalable testing infrastructure.
- Previous experience from internships, academic projects, competitions, or research related to software engineering is helpful.
- An interest in AI testing, intelligent automation, and evaluating the reliability of AI-driven features is a plus.
- You are comfortable working in a collaborative, globally distributed team.
Location & details#
- Location: San Jose, California, United States.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Employment Type: Full-time internship.
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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