Mobile Software Engineer Intern (Global E-Commerce) - 2027 Summer San Jose Undergraduate​/Master

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@2026 Tik Tok

Technology

Location:

San Jose

Employment Type:

Intern

Job Code:

A229934

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Responsibilities

• Global E-Commerce Team is a content E-commerce business with international short video products as the carrier. It is committed to becoming the first choice for users to discover and purchase good products at affordable prices. The global E-Commerce business team hopes to provide users with a more tailored and efficient consumption experience, enabling merchants to receive reliable platform services in different scenarios such as live E-commerce, and short video content E-commerce, so as to make more affordable and high-quality products sell easily and a better life within reach.
  
  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.
  
  Candidates who pass resume screening will be invited to participate in Our Company's technical online assessment.
• Contribute to building mobile features and E-commerce experiences on mobile platforms.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to help deliver intuitive and reliable mobile solutions.
• Participate in technical design, implementation, and debugging of mobile features and application components.
• Explore opportunities to improve app performance, code quality, and development practices.
• Learn about and experiment with on-device AI or mobile intelligence capabilities in a real-world production environment.
• Apply AI-assisted development tools and mobile engineering best practices under the guidance of experienced engineers.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications:
  
  Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Proficiency in at least one mobile development language such as Java, Kotlin, Objective-C, or Swift.
• Familiarity with software development fundamentals and the core concepts of iOS and/or Android platforms.
• Understanding of basic mobile development concepts such as app lifecycle, UI fundamentals, and debugging.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  
  Hands-on experience with mobile development through coursework, personal projects, or previous internships.
• Interest in mobile user experience, performance optimization, or on-device AI.
• Comfortable working in a collaborative, fast-moving, and globally distributed team environment.

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $45- $45.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year). Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

About Tik Tok

Tik Tok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At Tik Tok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. Tik Tok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Inspiring creativity is at the core of Tik Tok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people…