Technology

Software Engineer - Live Streaming Backend (Distributed Systems)

Location
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Sydney

Employment Type
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Regular

Job Code
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A138312

Responsibilities

About the Department
Video & Edge is one of the world's leading video platforms that provides media storage, delivery, transcoding, and streaming services. We are building the next generation video processing platform and the largest live streaming network, which provides excellent experiences for billions of users around the world. Popular video products of TikTok and its affiliates are all empowered by our cutting-edge cloud technologies. Working in this team, you will have the opportunity to tackle challenges of large-scale networks all over the world, while leveraging your expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and large-scale system design.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain a global scale, multi-regional live streaming platform.
• Design, implement and operate our critical and scalable services - ranging from video delivery services, live scheduling services, and core persistence layer.
• Build live streaming platforms, systems, and infrastructure with knowledge in network and distributed systems.
• Ensure service & system quality by building testing frameworks and creating automation tests.
• Participate in design reviews and code reviews for the live streaming infrastructure team.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
• Proficiency in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Go
• Experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux operating systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field
• Experience in designing, building, and maintaining a global-scale, multi-regional live streaming platform
• Expertise in implementing and operating critical and scalable services related to video delivery, live scheduling, and core persistence layers
• Knowledge of network and distributed systems in the context of building live streaming platforms
• Experience with SQL, NoSQL databases, caching systems, video processing, and delivery technologies

Job Information

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.

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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.

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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.

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Diversity & Inclusion

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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.

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Acknowledgment of Country

In the spirit of reconciliation, TikTok acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.