Senior Backend Engineer, Large-Scale Search & ML

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Holidays (10)

Sick days (10)

Personal Time Off (17 days)

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC in San Jose seeks a Backend Engineer to architect and optimize large-scale search infrastructure. You will work on core systems for query understanding, ranking, and recommendations, using C/C++, Python, Java or Golang.

The role emphasizes performance tuning, collaboration, and building consumer-facing backend services. On-site work is required in San Jose, CA, with competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• BS degree required in CS/CE or related field.
• 3+ years building backend services or large-scale consumer-facing systems.
• Proficiency in C/C++, Python, Java or Golang.

Responsibilities

• Architect and optimize large-scale search infrastructure for performance and latency.
• Improve search quality and user experience.
• Leverage ML and information retrieval techniques to boost relevance.
• Develop core systems for query understanding, ranking, and recommendations.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Java

Golang

Backend development

Team collaboration

Education

BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant majors

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC in San Jose seeks a Backend Engineer to architect and optimize large-scale search infrastructure. You will work on core systems for query understanding, ranking, and recommendations, using C/C++, Python, Java or Golang.

The role emphasizes performance tuning, collaboration, and building consumer-facing backend services. On-site work is required in San Jose, CA, with competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.