Software Engineering Intern – Ads Monetization

Job Description

Software Engineer Intern (Ads Infrastructure) – 2026 Summer (BS/MS) | TikTok

The Tone:
This is an internship at TikTok, location unspecified. TikTok’s Global Monetization Product and Technology teams are dedicated to building advanced monetization platforms. These platforms enable millions of customers to expand their businesses through TikTok products, including a diverse range of advertisements for various uses like feeds, live streaming, branding, measurement, targeting, search, vertical solutions, creative solutions, and business integrity. This role is crucial for offering students practical industry exposure and hands-on experience, allowing them to develop fundamental skills and explore potential career paths within real-world scenarios at TikTok.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, location unspecified
• Pay: $45–$60 hourly
• Team: Global Monetization Product and Technology teams
• Mission: Develop state-of-the-art software engineering projects and own key targeting components or strategies within TikTok’s ads monetization ecosystem.
• Tech Stack: Go, C/C++, Python, Java

What You’ll Actually Do
• Development: Participate in the development of a large-scale Ads system.
• Project Execution: Be responsible for the development of state-of-the-art software engineering projects.
• Ownership: Own key targeting components or strategies within the TikTok ads monetization ecosystem.
• Collaboration: Work with product and business teams on product vision.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently pursuing an Undergraduate or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Experience: Must be able to commit to a 12-week full-time work period during Summer 2026.
• Skills: Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general-purpose programming languages (Go, C/C++, Python, Java); ability to think critically and formulate clear solutions; deep understanding of computer architectures, data structures, and algorithms; very strong teamwork skills including communication, ownership, empathy, and honesty.
• Bonus: Experience in the advertising, e-commerce, or gaming industry.