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TikTok Looking for Backend Software Engineer – USDS at Seattle, WA Full Time
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
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire – for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.
About USDS
At TikTok, we’re committed to a process of continuous innovation and improvement in our user experience and safety controls. We’re proud to be able to serve a global community of more than a billion people who use TikTok to creatively express themselves and be entertained, and we’re dedicated to giving them a platform that builds opportunity and fosters connection. We also take our responsibility to safeguard our community seriously, both in how we address potentially harmful content and how we protect against unauthorized access to user data.
U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a standalone department of TikTok in the U.S. This new security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and user data in the U.S., so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.
About the team
The Data Cycling Center team within the US Tech Services department of TikTok provides product development and support for internal applications related to data labeling. Our platform supports various business needs, including but not limited to growth, search, payment, social at a massive scale and near real-time performance by taking sets of unlabeled data and augmenting each piece with informative tags. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to manage the complex challenges of scale with your expertise in large-scale system design and complexity analysis.
Responsibilities:
– Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services from inception and design, through deployment, operation and refinement.
– Support services before they go live through activities such as capacity planning and launch reviews.
– Support and maintain services by measuring and monitoring availability, latency and overall system health.
– Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation, and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity.
– Work effectively with cross functional partners and stakeholders to set and achieve optimal outcomes.
Qualifications
– M.S. or Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Computer Science or another quantitative field. (If M.S. degree, a minimum of 3+ years of industry experience required and if Bachelor’s degree, a minimum of 5+ years of industry experience required.)
– Experience in one or more programming languages such as Go, Java, C++, Python etc.
– Good problem-solving, analytical thinking capabilities and exceptional attention to details.
– Good communication and collaboration skills.
Preferred:
– Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
– Ability to debug, optimize code, and automate routine tasks.
– Proficiency working with algorithms, data structures and production troubleshooting.
– Expertise in problem solving and analyzing global scale distributed systems.
– Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with effective communication skills and a sense of drive.
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 during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected]
Job Information:
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $119700 – $232560 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.
At ByteDance/TikTok our benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support ByteDancers to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:
We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.
Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off(PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.
We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
