Senior Software Engineer, Database Acceleration

TikTok; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Join TikTok as a Senior Software Engineer, specializing in database acceleration within their data platform team. You will design, implement, and optimize large-scale data systems that impact millions of users globally. Ideal candidates have a background in Computer Science and hands-on experience with Big Data technologies.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time

Qualifications

• Experience with building and optimizing Big Data pipelines.
• Familiarity with algorithms and data structures.
• Practical experience using technologies like Spark and Flink.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement reliable, scalable big data systems.
• Optimize and enhance open source data frameworks.
• Architect internal data warehouse and data lakes.

Skills

Algorithms

Data Structures

Network Programming

Multi-threaded Programming

Big Data Technologies

Education

BS or MS degree in Computer Science

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Presto

Kafka

ClickHouse

Flink

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Database Acceleration

Senior Software Engineer, Database Acceleration

Responsibilities
As a senior software engineer in the data platform team, you will have the opportunity to build, optimize and grow one of the largest data platforms in the world. You'll have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience on all kinds of systems in the data platform ecosystem. Your work will have a direct and huge impact on the company's core products as well as hundreds of millions of users.

• Design and implement reliable, scalable, robust and extensible big data systems that support core products and business
• Build the world-leading cloud native OLAP engine for PB level data sets
• Optimize and enhance open source data frameworks, Spark SQL, Presto, Flink etc.
• Responsible for architecting internal data warehouse and data lakes to support all business unites
• Creating innovative solutions toward system scalability, reliability, and availability problems

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
• Familiar with commonly used algorithms, data structures, network programming and multi-threaded programming
• Experience with the Big Data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Presto, Kafka, ClickHouse, Flink,, Flume etc.)
• Experience with building and optimizing Big Data pipelines and architectures

About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.


Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is 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 bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
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. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. 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
TikTok 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 TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. 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.


TikTok Accommodation
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request


Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $177688 - $266000 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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