Backend Data Platform Engineer

TikTok; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) matching

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Paid holidays & time off

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a data platform engineer in Seattle to help design and implement its data application platforms. You will drive architecture specifications and lead a team to deliver scalable, cost-efficient infrastructure for data integration, offline and real-time processing, governance, and BI analysis.

The role emphasizes strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to coach others while enhancing data-driven capabilities across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or above degree in computer science or related discipline.
• Experience with software development in at least one of: C++, Python, Java.
• Proficient in the server stack for distributed/high concurrency scenarios.
• Experience with big data systems and related technologies (Spark, Flink, ClickHouse, HBase etc.).
• Great communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience with data insight and related technologies (machine learning, statistical analysis etc.) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the overall architecture design and implementation of the data application platforms of the TnS, formulating data application architecture specifications and leading the team to implement them;
• Participate in optimizing the data application architecture, continuously improving the stability and efficiency of the system, and continuously reducing the complexity and cost of storage, calculation, and service architecture;
• Design and implement systematic support for data integration, offline development, real-time development, data governance, and BI analysis;
• Establish good technical influence inside and outside the department, cultivate talents, effectively coach the team, and improve R&D capabilities.

Skills

C++

Python

Java

Spark

Flink

ClickHouse

HBase

Distributed systems

Big data

Communication

Machine learning basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related

Job description

TikTok is seeking a data platform engineer in Seattle to help design and implement its data application platforms. You will drive architecture specifications and lead a team to deliver scalable, cost-efficient infrastructure for data integration, offline and real-time processing, governance, and BI analysis.

The role emphasizes strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to coach others while enhancing data-driven capabilities across the organization.