System Software Engineer, Summer Intern - 2024 Start (Fixed-Term Contract)

Responsibilities
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.
We are now looking for talented individuals to join us in 2024 - people who want to inspire creativity and co-create the future with TikTok. Internships at TikTok aim to provide students the chance to work with our clients and teams to address key business problems and identify areas of growth for the company. With your education and experience, you will be able to take on real-world challenges from day one.
This role is part of our STE (System Technology & Engineering) team. This team has been committed to research and engineering development in the primary technology fields, such as operating systems, virtualisation and optimisation of essential System Software. As a Software System Engineer, you will have a broad range of technical knowledge and specialise in Linux platforms and software development. You will sit in between the development and operations team, and your key focus will be to deliver a first-class platform that our development teams can build on.
This role will support with:

• Developing operating systems in the user mode and the system-level tools.
• Design and develop new Linux kernel features
• Linux kernel performance analysis, tuning and optimisation for production workloads
• Collaborate with global cross-function engineering teams

Qualifications

• Currently in your penultimate year pursuing a bachelors degree, or in your final year going on to study a Masters, graduating in 2025
• Studying computer science, engineering or a related technical discipline
• Available from June for at least 12 weeks
• Familiar with the operating system and its components, basic knowledge of Linux kernel
• Familiar with C or C++, and a master in at least one of other languages such as Python / golang / rust / Java
• Familiar with typical data structure and algorithm, multithreading programming and multithreading program performance optimization
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

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.