Senior Software Engineer(Backend), Multimedia Arch - Media Platform, Media Tooling

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 Media Platform team is responsible for optimizing app experience related to performance for TikTok users. This team collaborates with all teams in the video creation and consumption ecosystem to provide end-to-end optimization solutions, including client, shooting, uploading, video playback, video delivery and player, etc.

We are looking for seasoned backend engineers that have strong problem solving skills and algorithm understanding to build and manage high available, scalable, reliable systems. You will have the opportunity to partner closely with a globalized engineering and product teams in a high-impact and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:
- Work with Product, Infrastructure Engineering, Data Engineering and Algorithm teams to solve problems that power large-scale global infrastructure
- Identify security, privacy related issues in the world's most complicated end-to-end video platform and build toolings to resolve them
- Develop reusable software and optimize for infrastructure operations as well as engineering developer efficiencyMinimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Experience with software development practices such as source control, code reviews, unit testing, debugging and profiling
- 4 years+ experience in coding & scripting languages such as C, C++, C #, Java, Golang, Python
- Interpersonal and communication experience
- Experience working with cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of video/audio technologies, video codecs, media containers and video streaming algorithms is a strong plus
- Experience in multimedia file analytic tooling or prototype development
- Strong programming skills in C, C++ and script language
- Experience working on ambiguous problems and managing uncertainty

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 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 gprd.accommodations@tiktok.com