Backend Software Engineer Graduate, Trust and Safety Engineering - 2026 Start

About the role

This graduate opening sits within TikTok’s Trust and Safety engineering organization in Sydney. The team builds the systems that help protect users from harmful content and abusive behavior while supporting a safer live-streaming experience at scale.

The position is aimed at 2026 graduates who want to start their careers on challenging technical problems, work with global teams, and contribute to products used by a large international audience.

About TikTok

TikTok is a short-form video platform with a mission to spark creativity and bring joy. The company operates globally, with headquarters in Los Angeles and Singapore and offices across major cities including New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why this team

The Trust and Safety engineering team focuses on content moderation systems, rule engines, strategy tools, feature engines, human moderation platforms, risk intelligence systems, and other internal tools that support the wider trust and safety function. The work is centered on improving safety outcomes and user experience for a large international community.

TikTok encourages bold thinking, learning through ambiguity, and collaboration. The environment emphasizes curiosity, resilience, growth, and continuous improvement.

What you will do

• Develop trust-and-safety systems and product features for international live-streaming products, including safety workflows, user-facing experience improvements, review efficiency tools, and strategy platform components.
• Help strengthen the safety experience for a very large global user base by contributing to highly concurrent and highly stable backend systems.
• Study business needs and product behavior in depth to identify practical ways to address live-stream safety challenges.

Candidate journey

Applicants may submit no more than two positions across TikTok and its affiliates worldwide. Applications are reviewed continuously, so early submission is encouraged.

Candidates who clear resume screening will be invited to complete an online technical assessment on HackerRank.

Minimum qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science or another relevant technical field.
• Strong ability to design data structures and build algorithms.
• Working knowledge of at least one programming language such as Python, Go, PHP, C++, or Java.

Preferred strengths

• Strong analytical ability and initiative, with the habit of digging into root causes and summarizing findings clearly.
• Excellent communication and teamwork capabilities.
• A proactive, positive, service-oriented mindset with a strong sense of responsibility and self-motivation.

Additional information

TikTok is committed to building an inclusive workplace where people are respected for their skills, experience, and perspectives. The company also recognizes the Traditional Custodians of country across Australia and pays respect to Elders past and present, as well as to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

By applying, candidates agree to the company’s global applicant privacy policy. Questions about the process can be directed to the early careers contact provided in the listing.