Responsibilities
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
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At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.
The monetization technology team works on building and running large-scale, globally distributed, fault-tolerant ads systems. SREs keep the systems up and running with the highest level of availability, ensuring our users have the best experience possible.
We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2025. Internships at TikTok aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Turn your ambitions into reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at TikTok.
This Internship Program runs for 10-24 weeks. Candidates can also apply for both Project Intern position and Program Intern position.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early. Candidates can apply to a maximum of TWO positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally.
Onboarding Dates for 2025 project intern runs bi-weekly from 1/6 till EOY 2025.
• January 6, 2025
• January 20, 2025
• February 3, 2025
• February 17, 2025
• March 3, 2025
• March 17, 2025
• March 31, 2025
• April 14, 2025
• April 28, 2025
Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date).
Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2025.
We will prioritize candidates who are able to commit to these start dates. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early.
Candidates can apply for a maximum of TWO positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you applied for. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of Ads systems - from system design consulting through to launch reviews, deployment, operation and refinement.
2. Build availability of services deployed across multiple data centers globally.
3. Deliver tools/software to improve the reliability, scalability and operability of services.
4. Measure and monitor availability, latency and overall service health.
5. Practice sustainable incident response and postmortems.
6. Participate in on-call rotations across continents.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Pursuing a BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant majors.
2. Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general-purpose programming languages, including but not limited to C, C++, Java, Python, Perl, or Go.
3. Familiarity with Unix/Linux operating systems and IP networking.
4. Experience in problem-solving, application issues, or production operations.
5. Experience in automating routine tasks.
6. Effective communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
Preferred Qualification:
1. Experience in SRE of Ads/recommendation systems.
2. Experience designing, analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2