Backend Software Engineer - Traffic Matrix, User Growth

Responsibilities

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 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.

About the Team
TikTok's User Growth team leads growth initiatives for TikTok and all its platforms (e.g. Lite, Web, etc.) with a data-driven and results-focused engineering and product mindset. We are seeking talented individuals who enjoy the intersection of product, data, design, and engineering to help us reach the next milestone of billions of users.
As part of our team, you'll have the unique opportunity to build TikTok applications across multiple platforms (e.g., Pad, Web, Embedded Widgets), bringing joy to users in a wide variety of scenarios. You will define A/B testing frameworks to measure and enhance user retention and engagement, driving TikTok's continued growth. Our work presents a wide range of technical challenges, giving you insight into cutting-edge technologies used by the world's most innovative companies. You'll play a key role in developing bottom-up growth strategies from the ground up. Additionally, you will help shape TikTok's content ecosystem by intelligently selecting and delivering the most relevant content to users, tailored for each scenario and use case. Your contributions will help expand our user base and improve user satisfaction. You'll be part of a full-stack team with access to TikTok's robust frameworks, and will have the opportunity to design and implement new solutions that elevate the user experience, further showcasing TikTok's value to users.

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will:
• Leverage data to understand our users and our product in-depth, identify areas of opportunity and execute projects to drive user growth, retention, and/or engagement
• Develop large-scale software systems that power the TikTok app family (e.g. Native, Pad, Web, Embedded Widget).
• Improve system design and architecture to ensure high stability, performance, and reliability of the product.
• Collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work in rapid product development.

Qualifications

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

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.