Software Engineer Graduate (E-commerce Recommendation Infrastructure) - 2025 Start (BS/MS)

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is looking for a Software Engineer Graduate to join their team in San Jose, California. This role focuses on enhancing the recommendation architecture to improve user experiences across various products. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Computer Science and experience in programming languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python. Join a dynamic team that values creativity and innovation while providing numerous growth opportunities.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays and sick days

Life insurance and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields expected in 2024.
• Experience in C, C++, Java, or Python programming languages.
• Strong communication skills and sense of ownership.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain high-performance online services for TikTok recommendation systems.
• Create efficient data pipelines for profile and training generation.
• Develop large-scale globalized recommendation systems.

Skills

Programming

Communication Skills

Self-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree or above, majoring in Computer Science

Job description

Software Engineer Graduate (E-commerce Recommendation Infrastructure) - 2025 Start (BS/MS)

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Software Engineer Graduate (E-commerce Recommendation Infrastructure) - 2025 Start (BS/MS)

Join to apply for the Software Engineer Graduate (E-commerce Recommendation Infrastructure) - 2025 Start (BS/MS) role at TikTok

Responsibilities

Team Introduction:

Our Recommendation Architecture Team is responsible for building up and optimizing the architecture for our recommendation products to provide the most stable and best experience for ourTikTok users. University graduates are important parts to our team with your fresh ideas and creative thoughts.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2025. As a graduate, you will get unparalleled opportunities for you to kickstart your career, pursue bold ideas and explore limitless growth opportunities. Co-create a future driven by your inspiration with TikTok.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2025.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply as early as possible.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Online Assessment

Candidates who pass resume evaluation will be invited to participate in TikTok's technical online assessment in HackerRank.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain high performance online services for TikTok recommendation system to supportvarious types of products, such as For You Feed, E-commerce, Social, etc.
• Build extremely efficient and reliable data pipelines for candidates generation, profile generation, training examples generation, realtime online training, etc;
• Build globalized large-scale recommendation system;
• Design and develop high performance computing frameworks and storage systems.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above, majoring in Computer Science, or related fields, expected to graduate and start in 2024;
• Experience in programming, included but not limited to, the following programming languages: C, C++, Java or Python;
• Effective communication skills, self-driven learner, a sense of ownership
• Projects or research experienced in at least one area of the following areas: personalized recommendations, search engine, machine learning, distributed storage system, big data frameworks is a plus.
  
  

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $115200 - $153600 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:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
• Exercising sound judgment.
  
  

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

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