Senior Data Platform Engineer – AI-Driven Efficiency

TikTok USDS Joint Venture

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 178,000 - 342,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC in Seattle is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead efficiency, stability, and AI-driven innovation initiatives for our data platform. You will optimize core data engines—Apache Spark, Kafka, ClickHouse, and Doris—and pioneer AI-powered solutions to automate operations and reduce costs at petabyte scale.

This role emphasizes platform intelligence, automated diagnostics, self-healing data pipelines, and design of robust disaster recovery.

Qualifications

Education: BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
Distributed Systems: 3+ years of experience building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems.
Stack Expertise: In-depth knowledge of Apache Spark, ClickHouse or Doris.

Responsibilities

Optimize Apache Spark performance and resource utilization at petabyte scale.
Enhance ClickHouse and Doris OLAP systems with storage–compute separation and query optimizations.
Implement AI-driven resource allocation and cost optimization strategies.
Develop automated job diagnosis and failure analysis systems using AI/ML techniques.
Build intelligent monitoring and self-healing capabilities for data pipelines.
Create AI-powered tools for query optimization and data discovery.
Design robust disaster recovery and data integrity mechanisms.
Integrate AI/ML capabilities to enhance platform efficiency and developer productivity.