Lead Data Engineer

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. About the Team We’re looking for passionate candidates ready to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment at the intersection of entertainment and technology. As a Lead Data Engineer on TikTok's Tools and Reporting team, you will have the opportunity to build, optimize and grow one of the largest data platforms in the world. You'll have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience on all kinds of systems in the data platform ecosystem that impact user communications, content operations, content programming, music, and user support. Your work will have a direct and huge impact on the company's core operations as well as hundreds of millions of users. Responsibilities - Interview key stakeholders to reveal operational inefficiencies and uncover hidden problems beyond what is obvious - Design and implement reliable, scalable, and robust big data warehouse models that support core operations and business - Lead strategy of efficient and reliable data transformations for different purposes (e.g. reporting, automations, data governance) - Develop automated reporting by ensuring data quality through documentation and providing quality assurance of delivered insights - Establish solid and best data engineering practices, including machine learning optimization for engineers as well as non-technical people - Lead and manage a team of analysts and data engineers to pursue short-term and long-term impact - Collaborate with both executive management and front-line employees in order to establish and maintain effective working relationships- Four-year degree or equivalent in a quantitative field like statistics, computer science, engineering, or other technical field. Advanced degrees are preferred - Ability to use constructive and candid dialogue to influence others without relying on formal authority - Takes a measured and thoughtful approach to difficult situations, be comfortable with ambiguity, and be able to bounce back quickly from team challenges - Self-motivated individual with strong organizational and problem solving skills including the ability to transition between detailed data and high-level insights - 1+ years of team management experience - Experience in the Big Data technologies(Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Presto, ClickHouse) - Experience with ETL (Extraction, Transformation & Loading), schema design and data modeling - Experience in writing, analyzing and debugging SQL queries and Python scripts - Preferred experience with a data visualization tool (e.g. Mode Analytics/Chartio/Tableau/Qlikview) - Preferred experience working with international partners at different time zones 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 Tiktokops.accommodations@tiktok.com.