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TikTok

Backend Software Engineer, Loki Platform

TikTok, San Jose, CA


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, 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.

Team Intro
The IC-TikTok team, part of the Intelligent Creation department, is an international R&D group tasked with building creative capabilities for TikTok. We're dedicated to productizing AI and multimedia technologies to create world-class creation experiences for TikTok users. Our tech stack includes front-end, back-end, mobile, and desktop development, as well as multimedia technologies like audio/video processing and AR effects, in addition to visual and graphic algorithms. Join us to craft the best creative tools with the most cutting-edge AI and multimedia technologies!
The Loki is a material platform which has managed almost 100 million materials for multiple UGC scenarios(such as Tiktok/Douyin effect, Tiktok UGC template, MET,AME,AI ME, etc.). It will provide all management capacity for material full lifecycle(such as import/quality testing/sorting/Position Pin/AB Test/searching/Monetarization/Tiering/Distribution strategy, etc.). And we also provide the distribution service for the endpoint of UGC creator. Our distribution service QPS has reached 1 million, and we have provided the service for multi-regions in the global world, and distribute the material to the UGC creator. We will keep more efficient, stable and compliant to provide rich materials for the UGC creator to help them create more interesting content.The team is based in the US and CN, and our mission is to focus on the full life cycle of material, build compliance/stability and agility technical architecture for full material chain, consistently provide the Hi-Q/efficient and abundant capacity for creative material, And improve the experience of material consumption for creation scene.
As a Backend Engineer in our team, you'll play a key role in shaping this dynamic and ever-evolving platform, significantly contributing to TikTok's continued global impact.

Responsibilities
As a Backend Software Engineer, you will:
- Work closely with cross functional teams like product managers, designers, and Frontend engineers to deliver state of the art user experience in the above products mentioned;
- Build world-class products end-to-end, which combine usability, accessibility, elegance, performance, and maintainability;
- Adopt automated and manual test strategies to ensure product quality;
- Learn and grow from working with great colleagues and taking on challenges;
- Help our team grow from your expertise, experience, and perspectives.

Qualifications

Qualifications
1. BS/MS Degree in Computer Science or related majors
2. Experienced in building backend services for large-scale consumer-facing applications;
3. Proficient in at least one of the following languages: Go, NodeJS, Python, Java, C++;
4. Deep understanding of computer architectures, data structures, and algorithms;
5. 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 [redacted]