CPT Software Engineer Jobs
Software Engineer CPT jobs let F-1 students apply classroom computer science skills to real engineering work while staying in status. Your DSO must authorize each CPT position before you start, and the role must connect directly to your degree program. Part-time CPT (under 20 hours per week) keeps your full-time OPT eligibility intact after graduation.
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Global E-Commerce Team is a content E-commerce business with international short video products as the carrier. It is committed to becoming the first choice for users to discover and purchase good products at affordable prices. The global E-commerce business team hopes to provide users with a more tailored and efficient consumption experience, enabling merchants to receive reliable platform services in different scenarios such as live E-commerce and short video content E-commerce, so as to make more affordable and high-quality products sell easily and a better life within reach. We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. Our internship program offers students hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges while building a strong foundation for personal and professional growth. Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals. Candidates may apply to a maximum of two positions across Our Company and its affiliates globally. Applications will be considered in the order they are submitted. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Please clearly state your availability in your resume, including your start and end dates. Candidates who pass resume screening will be invited to participate in Our Company's technical online assessment.
Responsibilities:
- Develop efficient, scalable, and secure fullstack solutions that support E-commerce product experiences and platform operations.
- Contribute to both frontend and backend development, including user-facing features, APIs, internal tools, platform components, and service integrations.
- Assist with optimizing application performance, data processing, system reliability, and overall user experience under the guidance of experienced engineers.
- Participate in system design discussions, code reviews, testing, debugging, and end-to-end feature delivery as part of the development lifecycle.
- Learn and apply AI-assisted development practices to improve coding efficiency, documentation, debugging, testing, and engineering productivity.
- Explore fullstack scenarios that support AI-enabled product features, workflow automation, or intelligent decision-making capabilities where applicable.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Familiarity with fullstack development and proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, Golang, Python, Scala, C++, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
- Basic understanding of data structures, algorithms, computer networks, databases, and web application fundamentals.
- Familiarity with common frontend and backend technologies, such as modern web frameworks, APIs, relational databases, cache systems, or messaging systems.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Strong problem-solving skills, learning agility, and sense of ownership.
- Interest in fullstack product development, large-scale distributed systems, platform engineering, or data-intensive applications.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools, engineering automation, or systems supporting intelligent product capabilities.
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving, collaborative, and globally distributed team environment.
COMPENSATION
- Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern: The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $45 - $45. Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and 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. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY (UNINCORPORATED) CANDIDATES:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
- Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
- Exercising sound judgment.
ABOUT TIKTOK
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 we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
WHY JOIN US
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
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.
TIKTOK ACCOMMODATION
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
INTRODUCTION
Global E-Commerce Team is a content E-commerce business with international short video products as the carrier. It is committed to becoming the first choice for users to discover and purchase good products at affordable prices. The global E-commerce business team hopes to provide users with a more tailored and efficient consumption experience, enabling merchants to receive reliable platform services in different scenarios such as live E-commerce and short video content E-commerce, so as to make more affordable and high-quality products sell easily and a better life within reach. We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. Our internship program offers students hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges while building a strong foundation for personal and professional growth. Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals. Candidates may apply to a maximum of two positions across Our Company and its affiliates globally. Applications will be considered in the order they are submitted. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Please clearly state your availability in your resume, including your start and end dates. Candidates who pass resume screening will be invited to participate in Our Company's technical online assessment.
Responsibilities:
- Develop efficient, scalable, and secure fullstack solutions that support E-commerce product experiences and platform operations.
- Contribute to both frontend and backend development, including user-facing features, APIs, internal tools, platform components, and service integrations.
- Assist with optimizing application performance, data processing, system reliability, and overall user experience under the guidance of experienced engineers.
- Participate in system design discussions, code reviews, testing, debugging, and end-to-end feature delivery as part of the development lifecycle.
- Learn and apply AI-assisted development practices to improve coding efficiency, documentation, debugging, testing, and engineering productivity.
- Explore fullstack scenarios that support AI-enabled product features, workflow automation, or intelligent decision-making capabilities where applicable.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Familiarity with fullstack development and proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, Golang, Python, Scala, C++, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
- Basic understanding of data structures, algorithms, computer networks, databases, and web application fundamentals.
- Familiarity with common frontend and backend technologies, such as modern web frameworks, APIs, relational databases, cache systems, or messaging systems.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Strong problem-solving skills, learning agility, and sense of ownership.
- Interest in fullstack product development, large-scale distributed systems, platform engineering, or data-intensive applications.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools, engineering automation, or systems supporting intelligent product capabilities.
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving, collaborative, and globally distributed team environment.
COMPENSATION
- Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern: The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $45 - $45. Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and 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. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY (UNINCORPORATED) CANDIDATES:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
- Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
- Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
- Exercising sound judgment.
ABOUT TIKTOK
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 we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
WHY JOIN US
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
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.
TIKTOK ACCOMMODATION
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
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Get Access To All JobsSoftware Engineer CPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a software engineering CPT job have to match my exact major?
Your DSO must document a direct relationship between the CPT position and your degree program, but it doesn't have to match your major title word for word. A computer science student doing backend development work at a fintech company generally qualifies. A business administration student doing the same role faces a much harder authorization case. Your DSO makes the final call based on your program's curriculum requirements.
Can I do CPT at a startup that doesn't have a formal HR department?
Yes. CPT authorization depends on your school's approval and the existence of a formal offer letter, not the size or structure of the employer. Your DSO needs written confirmation of your role, start date, hours per week, and supervisor contact. Startups without HR typically have a founder or engineering lead issue this directly. Confirm the company has a valid EIN, since your school may require it.
How do I find software engineering employers who are open to CPT students?
CPT acceptance isn't always listed in job postings. Migrate Mate shows employers with verified DOL filing history in software engineering roles, which signals familiarity with F-1 work authorization requirements. Reaching out to engineering managers directly and mentioning CPT upfront saves time. Mid-size technology companies and firms with existing university recruiting programs tend to have established CPT onboarding processes.
Does part-time CPT affect my chances of getting H-1B sponsorship later?
Part-time CPT under 20 hours per week preserves your full 12 months of OPT eligibility, which includes the 24-month STEM OPT extension if your degree qualifies. More OPT time means more runway for H-1B lottery cycles. Employers filing H-1B visa petitions evaluate candidates on skills and fit, not CPT history, so part-time CPT during school doesn't create any direct barrier to sponsorship.
What happens if my CPT software engineering role changes scope after authorization?
CPT authorization is issued for a specific employer, location, and role. If your job title, department, or primary work location changes materially, you need to notify your DSO and likely obtain a new or amended authorization before the change takes effect. Working outside your authorized CPT terms creates a status violation. Get any role changes documented in writing from your employer and bring them to your DSO before your next semester enrollment.