[Remote] [Online Assessment] Engineer Graduate: (Software Engineer Graduate - Data-Search-TikTok.US) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking talented individuals to join their team in 2026 as Software Engineer Graduates. The role involves developing and applying cutting-edge machine learning technologies to improve the search experience for users globally.

Responsibilities

• Search Engine Research and Development: Participate in the research and development of ByteDance's search engine. Utilize cutting-edge machine learning algorithms and vast amounts of data to create the most exciting technologies and provide users with the best search experience
• Core Product Search Development: Contribute to the search development of core products like Toutiao and Douyin, serving hundreds of millions of users
• Search Core Architecture Improvement:
• Web Search System: Design and develop data flows for web searches at the trillion-page scale, distributed indexing systems, and online retrieval systems. Create industry-leading retrieval architectures
• Spider System: Design and develop services for real-time computing, scheduling, distribution, pressure control, and crawling in a trillion-page Spider system
• Stability Solutions: Design and develop high-availability solutions for search engine stability, automated testing, and maintenance platforms
• Innovative Architecture Implementation: Here, you can realize your architectural dreams without any historical burdens

Skills

• Current undergraduate or graduate student graduating in 2026, majoring in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Outstanding coding skills, with a strong foundation in data structures and basic algorithms
• Familiarity with Linux development environment and proficiency in at least one programming language such as C++, Java, Python, or Go
• Prior experience in distributed systems development
• Familiarity with search engine technologies and architectures
• Understanding of machine learning algorithms and their application in search engines
• Experience working in a collaborative, team-oriented environment

Benefits

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

• TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance. It was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.tiktok.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• TikTok has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 814 in 2025, 601 in 2024, 387 in 2023, 322 in 2022, 133 in 2021, 72 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.