Software Engineer, Recommendation Data Ecosystem

TikTok; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Software Engineer in the Recommendation Data Ecosystem team, where you'll design and implement innovative data architectures for a platform serving over a billion users. This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge storage solutions, ensuring system reliability and performance. Collaborate with a dynamic team that values creativity and problem-solving, while driving impactful projects in a diverse and inclusive environment. Embrace the opportunity to grow your skills and contribute to a mission that inspires creativity and joy worldwide.

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

10 Paid Sick Days

17 Days of Paid Personal Time

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in building scalable systems.
• Proficiency in big data processing systems and data lake technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data architecture for large-scale recommendation systems.
• Troubleshoot production systems to ensure stability.

Skills

Big Data Processing (Spark/Flink)

Data Lake Technologies (Hudi, Iceberg, DeltaLake)

Programming (Java, C++, Scala)

Data Warehousing Modeling

Troubleshooting Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

HDFS

Parquet/ORC

Hive

HBase

Kudu

Job description

Software Engineer, Recommendation Data Ecosystem

Software Engineer, Recommendation Data Ecosystem

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Responsibilities
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 its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.

Team Introduction:
The TikTok Data Ecosystem Team has the vital role of crafting and implementing a storage solution for offline data in TikTok's recommendation system, which caters to more than a billion users. Their primary objectives are to guarantee system reliability, uninterrupted service, and seamless performance. They aim to create a storage and computing infrastructure that can adapt to various data sources within the recommendation system, accommodating diverse storage needs. Their ultimate goal is to deliver efficient, affordable data storage with easy-to-use data management tools for the recommendation, search, and advertising functions.

Responsibilities:
1. Design and implement an offline/real-time data architecture for large-scale recommendation systems.
2. Design and implement a flexible, scalable, stable, and high-performance storage system and computation model.
3. Troubleshoot production systems, and design and implement necessary mechanisms and tools to ensure the overall stability of production systems.
4. Build industry-leading distributed systems such as offline and online storage, batch, and stream processing frameworks, providing reliable infrastructure for massive data and large-scale business systems.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or above, majoring in Computer Science, or related fields, with 4+ years of experience building scalable systems;
- Proficiency in common big data processing systems like Spark/Flink at the source code level is required, with a preference for experience in customizing or extending these systems;
- A deep understanding of the source code of at least one data lake technology, such as Hudi, Iceberg, or DeltaLake, is highly valuable and should be prominently showcased in your resume, especially if you have practical implementation or customisation experience;
- Knowledge of HDFS principles is expected, and familiarity with columnar storage formats like Parquet/ORC is an additional advantage;
- Prior experience in data warehousing modeling;
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, and Scala is essential, along with strong coding skills and the ability to troubleshoot effectively;
- Experience with other big data systems/frameworks like Hive, HBase, or Kudu is a plus;
- A willingness to tackle challenging problems without clear solutions, a strong enthusiasm for learning new technologies, and prior experience in managing large-scale data (in the petabyte range) are all advantageous qualities.

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 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://shorturl.at/cdpT2

Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $158080 - $289469 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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