Backend Engineer Intern (Live Streaming Backend) null

Responsibilities

About TikTok

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.

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.

About

Popular video products of TikTok are all empowered by our cutting-edge cloud technologies. As a software engineer in this team, you will have the opportunity to tackle challenges of developing large-scale distributed systems to support the low latency and high quality end to end live streaming experience on a global scale, while leveraging your expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and large-scale system design.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in from November 2024 onwards. Internships at TikTok aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Watch your ambitions become reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at TikTok.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain a global-scale, multi-regional live streaming platform.
• Architect, implement, and operate critical and scalable services, including video delivery services, live scheduling services, and core persistence layer.
• Construct live streaming platforms, systems, and infrastructure, leveraging knowledge in network and distributed systems.
• Ensure service and system quality through the development of testing frameworks and creation of automated tests.
• Contribute to design reviews and code reviews for the live streaming infrastructure team.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Undergraduate, or Postgraduate who is currently pursuing a Bachelor/Masters Degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field, expecting to graduate by December 2025.
• Candidates are expected to work on-site at our Sydney office for a minimum of three days per week during the internship, which runs for at least 3 months and may be extended based on performance and mutual agreement.
• Good programming experience with at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Go
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux operating systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SQL, NoSQL databases, Memcache/Redis
• Experience with video processing and delivery technology

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.

In the spirit of reconciliation, TikTok acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

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