Software Engineer, Live Streaming Backend

1 Month ago • All levels • Network Engineering • $136,800 PA - $280,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Software Engineer on the Live Streaming Backend team at ByteDance, you'll design, build, and maintain a global, multi-regional live streaming platform. This involves developing critical and scalable services, including video delivery, live scheduling, and the core persistence layer. You'll leverage your expertise in network and distributed systems to build robust infrastructure. Ensuring service quality requires building testing frameworks and automation. You'll also participate in design and code reviews. ByteDance's video platform empowers billions of users worldwide, and this role offers the chance to work on large-scale network challenges.
Must have:
  • Design & build global live streaming platform
  • Develop scalable services (video delivery, scheduling)
  • Expertise in distributed systems
  • Build testing frameworks & automation
  • Proficiency in C, C++, Java, Python, or Go
Good to have:
  • Unix/Linux experience
  • SQL/NoSQL database experience
  • Memcache/Redis experience
  • Video processing & delivery experience
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid time off (holidays, sick days, personal time)

Job Details

Responsibilities
Team Introduction 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 Bytedance 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 1. Design, build and maintain a global scale, multi-regional live streaming platform. 2. Design, implement and operate our critical and scalable services - ranging from video delivery services, live scheduling services, and core persistence layer. 3. Build live streaming platforms, systems, and infrastructure with knowledge in network and distributed systems. 4. Ensure service & system quality by building testing framework and creating automation tests. 5. Participate in design reviews and code reviews for the live streaming infrastructure team.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications 1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical background involving software/system engineering, or equivalent working experience. 2. Good programming experience with at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Go. 3. Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems. Preferred Qualifications 1. Familiar with Unix/Linux operating systems. 2. Experience with SQL, NoSQL databases, Memcache/Redis. 3. Experience with video processing and delivery technology will be considered as a bonus.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136800 - $280000 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 Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico 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.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are 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 enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, 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. 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

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance 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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