Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices, including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, 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.

About the Team
The TikTok Media Product team, as part of the Multimedia Platform, is a full-stack team responsible for building fundamental media capabilities and components for the TikTok product, including playback controls, subtitles, translations, dubbing, danmaku. We work at the intersection between product and engineering. You'll be able to design, implement and ship new product experiences that deliver fun and joy to millions of TikTok users.

As a backend Software Engineer on our team, you will:
• Work closely with our talented mobile and product team to develop and ship new, innovative user features on Tiktok.
• Build and maintain user-facing serving systems that handle hundreds of thousands of QPS, as well as data pipelines that process hundreds of millions of videos a day. Work on innovative ideas to improve stability and performance and reduce costs.
• Collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work in a rapid environment.

Qualifications

• BS/MS Degree in Computer Science or related major, with 2-5+ years of working experience.
• Experienced in building backend services for large-scale consumer-facing applications.
• Proficient in at least one of the following languages: Java, Go, C++, Python.
• Deep understanding of computer architectures, data structures, and algorithms.
• Have good team communication and collaboration skills.

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 gprd.accommodations@tiktok.com.