Backend Software Engineer, Live Streaming

Job Overview

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Team Introduction

Popular video products of ByteDance are all empowered by our cutting-edge cloud technologies. As a software engineer in this team, you will have the opportunity to tackle challenges of developing large-scale distributed systems to support the low latency and high quality end to end live streaming experience on a global scale, while leveraging your expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and large-scale system design.

Responsibilities:

Design, build and maintain a global scale, multi-regional live streaming platform. Design, implement and operate our critical and scalable services – ranging from video delivery services, live scheduling services, and core persistence layer. Build live streaming platforms, systems, and infrastructure with knowledge in network and distributed systems. Ensure service & system quality by building testing framework and creating automation tests. Participate in design reviews and code reviews for the live streaming infrastructure team.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical background involving software/system engineering, or equivalent working experience. Good programming experience with at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Go.

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiar with Unix/Linux operating systems. Experience with SQL, NoSQL databases, Memcache/Redis. Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems. Experience with video processing and delivery technology will be considered as a bonus.

Job Information

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.