Backend Engineer Intern (Global E-Commerce) - 2025 Start

at  TikTok

Responsibilities
About TikTok
TikTok will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require TikTok sponsorship of a visa.
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 E-Commerce
The E-Commerce industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years and has become a highly contested space amongst leading Internet companies, and its future growth cannot be underestimated. With millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-Commerce experience to our users.
Team Introduction
Our Data Platform Business Partnering team is at the core of TikTok E-Commerce business, responsible for generating tremendous amount of data and providing accessing services and applications. We empower many business & engineering teams to analyze and develop innovative strategies and products driving business growth. We are looking for passionate and talented backend engineers to join us to drive the future of E-Commerce together.
As a project intern, you will have the opportunity to engage in impactful short-term projects that provide you with a glimpse of professional real-world experience. You will gain practical skills through on-the-job learning in a fast-paced work environment and develop a deeper understanding of your career interests.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements & end to end designs into technical implementation for building data tools & applications.
• Responsible for building and maintaining data products.
• Involvement in rollouts, upgrades, implementation, and release of data system changes as required for streamlining of internal practices.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications

• Undergraduate or Postgraduate currently pursuing a Degree/Master/PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Solid computer basic knowledge (e.g. data structure & algorithms, SQL and networks).
• Strong coding capabilities and mastering at least one programming language (e.g. C/C++/Java/Python/Golang).

Preferred Qualifications

• Passionate about data warehouse, ETL development, data analysis, and eCommerce;
• Good communication skills and a fast learner of new business and technology knowledge.

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.
By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy.
If you have any questions, please reach out to us at apac-earlycareers@tiktok.com

• Translate business requirements & end to end designs into technical implementation for building data tools & applications.
• Responsible for building and maintaining data products.
• Involvement in rollouts, upgrades, implementation, and release of data system changes as required for streamlining of internal practices