DevOps Engineer - TikTok Applied Machine Learning

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
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 The Team
The Applied Machine Learning (AML) team combines system engineering and the art of machine learning to develop and run massively distributed recommendation system around the world.

On the team, you'll have the opportunity to sharpen your expertise in coding, performance analysis and large system operation, and get heavily involved in the process of hardware/capacity decision-making.

DevOps ensures that the very centric machine learning services at TikTok have the highest level of availability, as well as creating highly automated systems and pipelines.

Responsibilities
- Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialised utility programs.
- Analyse user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
- Update software, enhances existing software capabilities, and develops and direct software testing and validation procedures.
- Work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems and develop specifications and performance requirements.
- Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialised utility programs.
- Analyse user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
- Update software, enhances existing software capabilities, and develops and direct software testing and validation procedures.
- Work with computer hardware engineers to integrate hardware and software systems and develop specifications and performance requirements.- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent with 3+ years of relevant experience
- Proven experience in analyzing and troubleshooting distributed systems.
- Prior experience designing and maintaining large-scale systems.
- Experience programming in at least one of the following languages: Python or C/C++
- Expertise in DevOps technologies like Ansible, Terraform, Salt, Bash Scripting, etc.
- Experience in building solutions with AWS, Google, Azures, AliCloud or other cloud services.
- Familiar with Unix/Linux operating systems.

Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong understanding of code optimizing and routine tasks automation.
- Proficiency in at least one machine learning framework: TensorFlow, PyTorch, MXNet or PaddlePaddle.
- Solid background of algorithms and data structures.

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.