The TikTok LIVE Foundation Governance Engineering team is responsible for ensuring the quality of live streaming content by building backend systems, developing moderation tools, and implementing penalty and permission governance to ensure content is high quality and enjoyable for users worldwide.
Requirements
- 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 a scalable and extensive manner.
- Understanding of concurrency, database, and message queue.
- Experience in content moderation system.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with product managers, data scientists, UI designers, 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.
- Help our team grow from your expertise, experience, and perspectives.
Other
- Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Graduate in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during the Summer of 2026.
- Graduating December 2026 onwards with the intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship.
- Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply.
- Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date).
