Backend Engineer - Media Framework Development

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 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
Video Arch is one of the world's leading video platforms that provides media storage, delivery, transcoding, and streaming services. We are building the next generation video processing platform and the largest live streaming network, which provides excellent experiences for billions of users around the world. Popular video products of TikTok and its affiliates are all empowered by our cutting-edge cloud technologies. Working in this team, you will have the opportunity to tackle challenges of large-scale networks all over the world, while leveraging your expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and large-scale system design.

Responsibilities
• Collaborate with the team to develop a robust and efficient video computing framework that supports the company's diverse video processing needs and complex business requirements
• Implement and optimize multimedia-related features for the company's product lines, including image processing, video transcoding, video editing, and video analysis
• Conduct performance analysis and optimization for video processing components to ensure optimal resource utilization and user experience
• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical documentation to maintain high-quality software development practicesMinimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
• Proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages: C, C++, Python, or Go, with a strong emphasis on C++
• Experience in developing and maintaining large-scale software systems
• Knowledge of embedded software development

Preferred Qualifications
• Master's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field
• Experience with multimedia technologies such as video codecs, detection, and enhancement algorithms
• Knowledge of media processing framework development and architecture design
• Expertise in performance optimization techniques for video processing systems
• Familiarity with transcoding or computing platform development
• Positive and optimistic attitude, strong sense of responsibility, and excellent teamwork and communication skills
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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.
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In the spirit of reconciliation, TikTok acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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