Senior Software Engineer, Recommendations

TikTok USDS Joint Venture

San Jose (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) savings plan with company match
Paid parental leave
Short-term disability coverage
Long-term disability coverage
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Paid personal time
Restricted stock units

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture is seeking engineers to build and optimize high-performance online services and reliable data pipelines for its recommendation system.

Join a team designing globalized, large-scale computing frameworks and storage systems with a focus on scalable, efficient performance.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • 5+ years of experience building scalable systems.
  • Proficiency in C, C++, Java, or Golang.
  • Experience with ML or distributed systems preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Build and optimize high-performance online services for TikTok's recommendation system.
  • Design and develop globalized large-scale computing frameworks and storage systems.

Skills

C
C++
Java
Golang
Scalable Systems
Recommendation Systems
Data Pipelines
Distributed Storage Systems
Big Data Frameworks
Machine Learning
High Performance Computing
Search Engines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Build and optimize high-performance online services and reliable data pipelines for TikTok's recommendation system. Design and develop globalized large-scale computing frameworks and storage systems.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and at least 5 years of experience building scalable systems. Proficiency in C, C++, Java, or Golang is required, with a preference for experience in machine learning or distributed systems.

Key Skills
  • C
  • C++
  • Java
  • Golang
  • Scalable Systems
  • Recommendation Systems
  • Data Pipelines
  • Distributed Storage Systems
  • Big Data Frameworks
  • Machine Learning
  • High Performance Computing
  • Search Engines
Benefits
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short-term disability coverage
  • Long-term disability coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Wellbeing benefits
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid sick days
  • Paid personal time
  • Restricted stock units
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