Senior Software Engineer, Database Acceleration

3 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Programming • $177,688 PA - $266,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer in TikTok's data platform team, you'll build, optimize, and grow one of the world's largest data platforms. You'll gain hands-on experience with various systems, directly impacting core products and hundreds of millions of users. Responsibilities include designing and implementing reliable, scalable big data systems; building a cloud-native OLAP engine for petabyte-level datasets; optimizing open-source frameworks (Spark SQL, Presto, Flink, etc.); architecting internal data warehouses and data lakes; and creating innovative solutions for scalability, reliability, and availability. This role requires expertise in big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Presto, Kafka, ClickHouse, Flink, Flume) and experience building and optimizing big data pipelines and architectures.
Must have:
  • Design & implement scalable big data systems
  • Build cloud-native OLAP engine
  • Optimize open-source data frameworks
  • Architect data warehouses & data lakes
  • Solve scalability, reliability & availability issues
  • Big Data technologies experience (Hadoop, Spark, etc.)
  • Algorithm & data structure knowledge
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Wellbeing benefits
  • 10 paid holidays
  • 10 paid sick days
  • 17 days of Paid Personal Time

Job Details

Responsibilities
As a senior software engineer in the data platform team, you will have the opportunity to build, optimize and grow one of the largest data platforms in the world. You'll have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience on all kinds of systems in the data platform ecosystem. Your work will have a direct and huge impact on the company's core products as well as hundreds of millions of users. • Design and implement reliable, scalable, robust and extensible big data systems that support core products and business • Build the world-leading cloud native OLAP engine for PB level data sets • Optimize and enhance open source data frameworks, Spark SQL, Presto, Flink etc. • Responsible for architecting internal data warehouse and data lakes to support all business unites • Creating innovative solutions toward system scalability, reliability, and availability problems
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: • BS or MS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience • Familiar with commonly used algorithms, data structures, network programming and multi-threaded programming • Experience with the Big Data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Presto, Kafka, ClickHouse, Flink,, Flume etc.) • Experience with building and optimizing Big Data pipelines and architectures
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $177688 - $266000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

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:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. 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

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Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
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