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Software Engineer Project Intern (Lead Ads) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Brief overview

San Jose, CAIn-person
UndergradOr in progress
$45–$60/hrStated range
1,996 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
230 green cardsCertified filings
Programming in Go, C/C++, PythonDebugging and optimizationCritical thinking and problem-solvingKnowledge of front-end applicationsKnowledge of large-scale backend systemsKnowledge of data pipelines

About the company

TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Visa sponsorship history

4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026H-1B dependent

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1,996H-1B approved
98%approval rate
810new H-1B hires
230PERM certified
$200,900median wage / yr
H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.
2023488
2024614
2025765
2026129
LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.
2023109
2024148
2025293
2026129
Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.
202329
202495
202560
202646
Top sponsored roles
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Job description

Summary

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Software Engineer Project Intern to join their Lead Ads team. The role involves developing scalable and reliable systems for lead ads management and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive engineering initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the development of scalable and reliable systems aligned with product targets and requirements
  • Build solutions within areas of lead ads management, CRM integration and ecosystem to lay the foundation of lead ads growth
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define products and drive initiatives from an engineering perspective

Skills

  • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other relevant majors
  • Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Go, C/C++, Python
  • Ability to think critically and to formulate solutions to problems in a clear and concise way
  • Extensive knowledge of modern software tech stack, including front-end applications, large-scale backend, and data pipeline

Qualifications

Must Haves

  • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other relevant majors
  • Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Go, C/C++, Python
  • Ability to think critically and to formulate solutions to problems in a clear and concise way

Nice to Haves

  • Extensive knowledge of modern software tech stack, including front-end applications, large-scale backend, and data pipeline

Benefits

  • Day one access to health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Wellbeing benefits
  • 10 paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year)
  • Housing allowance

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