VoD Algorithms Engineer - Graduate Role

TikTok; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 317,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok in San Jose is seeking a Software Engineer Graduate for the Video-on-Demand Algorithm team. You will design and implement media streaming algorithms to improve user experience, including ABR, preloading, and bandwidth estimation.

As a 2027 graduate, you will run large-scale experiments, collaborate across teams, and contribute to end-to-end multimedia systems. A Master's in CS and experience in multimedia or networks are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Master's in Computer Science, Computing Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in multimedia or networking domains.
• Ability to develop new algorithms and identify problems in existing solutions.
• Fluent in statistics and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement media streaming-related algorithms to improve TikTok user experience.
• Contribute to end-to-end media ecosystem design to improve the algorithmization of the multimedia system.
• Run controlled experiments on millions of streaming sessions to validate improvements.

Skills

Algorithms development

Statistics & data analysis

Multimedia/Networking

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

TikTok in San Jose is seeking a Software Engineer Graduate for the Video-on-Demand Algorithm team. You will design and implement media streaming algorithms to improve user experience, including ABR, preloading, and bandwidth estimation.

As a 2027 graduate, you will run large-scale experiments, collaborate across teams, and contribute to end-to-end multimedia systems. A Master's in CS and experience in multimedia or networks are highly valued.