Frontend Engineer Intern (TikTok-Open Platform)

TikTok
San Jose, CA
Job Description
Role Overview

As a Frontend Engineer Intern, you'll gain exposure to systems that power partner logins, data exchange, content sharing, and more, while working alongside a team that values curiosity, technical depth, and clean code. You'll collaborate with the front-end team to build reusable UI components, internal tools, and features that support TikTok Open Platform.

What You Will Do

Your responsibilities will include collaborating with the front-end team, writing clean and maintainable code, participating in daily standups, code reviews, and technical discussions, debugging and optimizing frontend code, and contributing to real product development efforts.

Why It Might Be a Fit

We're looking for talented individuals who are currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Graduate in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, with a basic understanding of web development fundamentals and a willingness to learn modern frontend frameworks.

Requirements

  • 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 2027
  • Basic understanding of web development fundamentals (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
  • Willingness to learn modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React or Vue)
  • Curiosity about how things work — for example, understanding how an HTTP request is structured and how to debug it
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Benefits

  • Hands-on experience
  • Industry exposure
  • Opportunities to apply knowledge to real-world challenges
  • Social events
  • Learning programs
  • Development workshops alongside industry professionals
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