About the role#
The Brand Innovation Team builds technologies for ad products including reservation ads, auction ads, and content ads. We manage the end-to-end ad delivery tech stack, which covers ad bidding, ranking, and forecasting. As an intern, you will contribute to building systems that help advertisers reach their goals.
What you'll do#
- Build and optimize the delivery stack, focusing on pacing, allocation, traffic strategy, and delivery controls.
- Work with Product, Strategy, and cross-functional partners to drive products from concept to launch.
- Translate business goals into scalable delivery strategies and system designs.
- Own the technical design, implementation, experimentation, launch, and iteration of your projects.
- Use data and experiments to diagnose problems and drive fast iteration.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Strong fundamentals in coding, debugging, and system design.
- Proficiency in Go, C/C++, Java, Python, or similar languages.
- Ability to solve ambiguous problems and make clear engineering trade-offs.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills for working across functions.
- Experience with large-scale backend, recommendation, or advertising systems.
- Hands-on experience with ads delivery, such as pacing, bidding, auction, ranking, forecasting, or marketplace optimization, is preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: San Jose, California
- Term: Summer 2027
- Work Modality: On-site
- Compensation: $45 - $60 per hour
- Employment Type: Full-time intern
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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