Senior Backend Engineer, Ad Tech & ML Systems

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 178,000 - 342,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking a seasoned software engineer to design and optimize large-scale, low-latency ad-serving systems. You will work on delivery strategies, core algorithms, and monitoring tools to maximize monetization and campaign performance in a fast-moving global team.

Your background includes a BS in CS and 5+ years building backend systems, with strong CS fundamentals. Proficiency in C++ or Go and experience with advertising infrastructure are highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical disciplines.
• 5+ years of working experience with large-scale backend systems and data pipelines.
• Strong CS fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design), coding and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly available ad-serving systems capable of handling large-scale traffic with low latency.
• Develop and optimize delivery strategies for various ad placements to maximize monetization efficiency.
• Improve core algorithms and systems across ad recall, ranking, bidding, and traffic allocation.
• Leverage large-scale advertising data to enhance user- and ad-level monitoring systems, and build analytical and optimization tools for campaign performance.
• Communicate cross-functionally across various teams, organizations and internal and external stakeholders to drive engineering efforts.

Skills

Computer Science fundamentals

Algorithms

Data structures

Software design

Coding skills

Problem-solving

Teamwork and communication

Ownership

Independent execution

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical disciplines

Tools

C++

Go

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking a seasoned software engineer to design and optimize large-scale, low-latency ad-serving systems. You will work on delivery strategies, core algorithms, and monitoring tools to maximize monetization and campaign performance in a fast-moving global team.

Your background includes a BS in CS and 5+ years building backend systems, with strong CS fundamentals. Proficiency in C++ or Go and experience with advertising infrastructure are highly desirable.