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TikTok · 5 months ago

Software Engineer Graduate (Search Ads Technology) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$119K/yr - $177K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Software Engineer Graduate to join their Search Ads team in 2026. The role involves designing and building ad delivery systems, developing delivery strategies for ad placements, and collaborating on innovative ad products.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and build highly available ad delivery systems that handle high traffic and low latency demands

Develop and optimize delivery strategies for various ad placements to improve monetization efficiency

Enhance engineering strategies across core components like ad recall, ranking, bidding, and traffic optimization

Architect systems to support long-term growth, aligned with product evolution and technical challenges

Collaborate cross-functionally to drive complex projects and bring innovative ad products to life

Qualification

Programming languagesComputer architecturesData structuresAlgorithmsAd tech knowledgeProduct design experienceTeamwork skillsCritical thinking

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills in one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Go, C/C++, Python, Java

Ability to think critically and to formulate solutions to problems in a clear and concise way

Deep understanding of computer architectures, data structures, and algorithms

Very strong teamwork skills (e.g. communication, ownership, empathy, honesty)

Preferred

Good understanding in one of the following domains: ad tech, bidding, ranking, recommendation, search, backend, large-scale systems, or data pipeline

Good product sense and experience designing and implementing product features

Benefits

Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance

A 401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)

Company

TikTok

Glassdoor3.4

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

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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