Software Engineer Graduate (TikTok Search Architecture, Singapore) - 2027 Start

BYTEDANCE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yoga and fitness

Stock options

Positive team atmosphere

Career growth opportunity

Paid leave

Flat organization

100+ mil users

Industry experts

Competitive compensation

Flexible hours

Job summary

ByteDance in Singapore is seeking a talented engineer to join the Search Architecture Team, focusing on building and optimizing the search system behind TikTok and related products. You will tackle large-scale systems, ensure stability, and collaborate with a global, cross-functional team of engineers.

The role offers growth opportunities and exposure to cutting-edge retrieval and ML workflows. Join us to contribute to high-impact projects in a fast-moving, diverse environment and help shape the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in AI, CS, Computer Engineering or related field.
• Proficient coding skills in C++, Python, or Java and strong algorithms/data structures.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop search system architecture for TikTok and affiliated products.
• Optimize online/offline data flows, ensure high availability and performance.
• Analyze user needs and build scalable distributed software solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to product ownership.

Skills

C++

Python

Java

Algorithms

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in AI/CS/Computer Science/Engineering

Job description

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.

Job highlights

• Yoga and fitness
• Stock options
• Positive team atmosphere
• Career growth opportunity
• Paid leave
• Flat organization
• 100+ mil users
• Industry experts
• Competitive compensation
• Flexible hours

Responsibilities

Team Introduction:

Our Search Architecture Team is responsible for building up and optimizing the architecture for our Search Engine to provide the best experience for our TikTok Search users. This person will be responsible for the design and development of the search system architecture, ensuring system stability and high availability; responsible for online services, offline data flow performance optimization, solving performance bottlenecks, reducing costs and unlocking.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the search system of TikTok and its affiliated products, and solving the architecture optimization problem of the search architecture system;
• Focus on architecture abstraction and process optimization for search scenarios, support large-scale machine learning optimization;
• Focus on large-scale systems with high concurrency and high throughput, improve system stability, performance, and scalability;
• Analyse user needs and develop software solutions for distributed system, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis;

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor's degree or above in Artificial Intelligence, Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related discipline.
• Proficient coding skills and strong algorithm & data structure using C++/Python/Java
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in information retrieval, machine learning system development is preferred;
• Experience in distributed computing, storage systems, and development is a plus.
• Agile, quick self learner, highly self-motivated with strong sense of product ownership and creative problem solver.
• Good collaborator and team player, comfortable working in a fast moving, culturally diverse and globally distributed team environment.