Software Engineer, Ads Pangle - USDS

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Wellbeing benefits

Paid holidays & time off

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is committed to protecting user data and delivering high-performance ad tech for TikTok for Business. This role focuses on building scalable, low-latency backend systems and data-driven optimization for ad campaigns across global demand.

On-site work enables close collaboration with cross-functional teams to advance engineering initiatives. The team emphasizes ownership, innovation, and rigorous CS fundamentals, with opportunities to contribute to high-throughput

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical disciplines.
• 1+ years of experience with large-scale backend systems and data pipelines.
• Strong CS fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, software design.
• Strong programming in C++ or Go; debugging and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly available ad-serving systems for large-scale traffic with low latency.
• Develop and optimize delivery strategies for ad placements to maximize monetization efficiency.
• Improve core algorithms across recall, ranking, bidding, and traffic allocation.
• Leverage advertising data to enhance monitoring systems and analytics tools for campaigns.
• Communicate cross-functionally to drive engineering efforts and lead innovation.

Skills

Backend systems

Data pipelines

Algorithms

Coding skills

Problem solving

C++/Go

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related

Job description

Responsibilities

About the team Pangle is the ad network of TikTok for Business, helping mobile developers accelerate growth, deliver engaging ad experiences, and maximize revenue by accessing TikTok's global advertising demand. Operating in more than 36 countries and regions, Pangle has built a strong reputation for driving measurable results for app partners worldwide.

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. Lead innovation efforts, and bring in new ideas and technologies.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s):

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical disciplines.
• 1+ years of working experience and extensive knowledge of modern software tech stack, including large-scale backend systems, and data pipelines.
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design), coding skills and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualification(s):

• Strong programming expertise in C++ or Go, including debugging and performance optimization in general-purpose languages.
• Experience building or maintaining large-scale advertising infrastructure or similar high-throughput, low-latency systems.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills, with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to move projects forward independently.
• Strong business and data intuition, passion for tackling complex problems, and proven ability in abstraction, project execution, and innovation.

About USDS

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program we operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision‑making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation. USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale.

On‑site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility — especially in areas like real‑time decision‑making, team development, and integrated execution. As such, the company is shifting from a hybrid work model to a fully in‑person schedule up to 5 days a week.

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.

USDS Reasonable Accommodation

USDS 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/USDS-RA

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136800 - $259200 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:

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;
3. Exercising sound judgment.

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: