Backend Software Engineer

TikTok; Singapore; On-site; USD 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a skilled software engineer to join their team, focusing on the development of a large-scale live streaming platform. This role offers the unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies and tackle challenges in distributed systems design. You will be responsible for building and maintaining critical services that ensure a seamless video delivery experience globally. If you are passionate about coding and eager to contribute to a dynamic team, this position is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking company that values creativity and technical expertise in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience required.
• Good programming experience in C, C++, Java, Python, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain a global scale live streaming platform.
• Build and operate critical scalable services for video delivery.
• Ensure system quality through testing frameworks and automation.

Skills

C

C++

Java

Python

Go

Distributed Systems

Algorithms

Complexity Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Equivalent working experience

Tools

SQL

NoSQL

Memcache

Redis

Unix/Linux

Job description

Responsibilities

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.

• 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.