Backend Software Engineer - LiveStreaming Networks Global Dispatch Strategy

Responsibilities

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 Department
Video Arch 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.

About the Team
Join the LiveStreaming Networks Global Dispatch Team within TikTok's Video Architecture! We optimize traffic routing and resource allocation across our global network to ensure high-performance live streaming while managing costs effectively.
Our team focuses on two key areas: optimizing how users connect to our network and managing request relay systems across our infrastructure. Working with us, you'll gain valuable experience in globally distributed systems while collaborating with Product Development, Data Analytics, and Site Reliability Engineering teams to solve complex technical challenges.

Responsibilities
- Design and develop optimal data processing architecture and systems for new data and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipelines.
- Architect, implement, and maintain efficient and reliable data pipelines for data movement and transformation across varying scales.
- Drive internal process improvements and automate manual processes to enhance data quality and Service Level Agreement (SLA) management.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Content Delivery Network (CDN), Video Understanding, Video Transcoding, Live Streaming, and Real-Time Communication teams.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field involving software/system engineering, or equivalent working experience;
- Proficient in one programming language at least, such as C/C++/Go/JAVA in the Linux environment;
- Experience in one data storage system at least, such as Redis/Memcache/RDS etc;
- Experience in network knowledge, such as TCP/IP protocol, DNS resolving process etc;
- Strong ability in critical thinking and problem analysis, especially based on data driven, familiar with SQL and distributed data systems (hadoop etc)

Preferred Qualifications
- Experienced in the CDN field, especially familiar with traffic scheduling system and strategy;
- Experienced in live streaming field, especially familiar with stream transfer systems, such as fault recovery, capacity management etc;
- Experienced in scheduling systems and some core algorithms, such as network flow/kubernetes;

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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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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.

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