Software Engineer, Data Foundation – USDS

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

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

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture seeks a distributed-systems engineer to optimize core data engines at petabyte scale, leveraging Spark, Kafka, ClickHouse and Doris to drive AI-powered diagnostics and platform intelligence. You will implement cost optimization and robust data pipelines, collaborating across teams in Seattle, using Java/Scala/C++/Python to build high-performance, reliable systems.

This is a hands-on role emphasizing data integrity, disaster recovery, and OLAP analytics in a fast-moving

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field with 1+ year of distributed systems experience.
• Proficiency in Java, Scala, C++, or Python; familiarity with modern big data technologies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Optimize performance and efficiency of core data engines (Spark, Kafka, ClickHouse, Doris).
• Develop AI-powered solutions for automated job diagnosis, platform intelligence, and cost optimization at petabyte scale.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure data integrity and system reliability across large-scale data pipelines.

Skills

Apache Spark

Kafka

ClickHouse

Doris

Java

Scala

C++

Python

Distributed Systems

AI/ML

Query Tuning

Data Pipelines

OLAP Systems

Resource Optimization

Disaster Recovery

Data Integrity

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Optimize the performance and efficiency of core data engines including Apache Spark, Kafka, ClickHouse, and Doris. Develop AI-powered solutions for automated job diagnosis, platform intelligence, and cost optimization at a petabyte scale.

Requirements

Requires a BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field with over one year of experience building distributed systems. Proficiency in Java, Scala, C++, or Python is required, with a preference for experience in modern big data technologies.

Key Skills

Apache Spark, Kafka, ClickHouse, Doris, Java, Scala, C++, Python, Distributed Systems, AI/ML, Query Tuning, Data Pipelines, OLAP Systems, Resource Optimization, Disaster Recovery, Data Integrity

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