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TikTok

Transcoding Engineer - Real Time Communication

TikTok, San Jose, CA


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.

Team Introduction
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.

Responsibilities
1.Research and develop new features on our cutting-edge RTC transcoding platform;
2.Design and develop multimedia programs for video/audio processing and encoding;
3.Design and develop multimedia programs on Linux platforms;
4.Innovate in Audio/Video processing algorithms to improve program performance;
5.Analyze data, tune and optimize the RTC transcoding software and service;
6.Participate in creating technical specifications and code review.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
1.Bachelor, Master or PhD degree in Computer Science, mathematics or a related technical background;
Solid knowledge of computer science, database and operating systems;
2.Good multimedia background such as image/signal processing, video codecs, audio codecs or multimedia streaming;
3.Good programming skill with at least one of the following languages: C/C++ or Golang;

Preferred Qualifications
1.Proficient in signal processing, video compression, video codec, video processing algorithms or GPU video encoding;
2.Proficient in network algorithms, such as congestion control, loss recovery, bandwidth estimation, latency measurement and control, socket optimization, or real-time audio/video transmission protocols;
3.Experiences in FFmpeg, libyuv, x264, x265, WebRTC, RTP/RTMP streaming or VoIP product;
4.Experience with any of the following media servers: nginx rtmp module, Licode, Kurento, mediasoup or Jitsi;
5.Experience with video chat, live streaming or video conference.
6.Excellent communication and teamwork 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 https://shorturl.at/cdpT2