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TikTok · 1 month ago

Frontend Engineer Intern (Trust and Safety-Engineering-Data Product & General Service) - 2026 Summer (BS/MS)

San Jose, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$45/hr - $45/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, aiming to inspire creativity and bring joy. They are looking for a Frontend Engineer Intern to join their Trust and Safety engineering team, responsible for building systems that protect users from harmful content and abusive behaviors. This internship offers hands-on experience and industry exposure over a 12-week period during Summer 2026.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (XFN) including Product Managers, Machine Learning Engineers, Data Scientists, and QAs

Establish public trust by providing solutions to support risk and response business

Focus on escalation handling within the risk and response business

Qualification

Computer ScienceComputer EngineeringCritical ThinkingCommunication SkillsTeamwork Skills

Required

Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2026

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

Preferred

Strong communication and excellent teamwork skills; being agile and a self-starter

Benefits

Interns have day one access to health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits and more

Interns also receive 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)

Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance

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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