Android Software 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 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. TikTok Video-On-Demand (VOD) is a world-leading video platform that provides multimedia storage, delivery, transcoding services and playback, uploading SDKs. We are building the next generation VOD platform which provides excellent experiences for billions of users around the world. We're looking for senior software engineers to join the VoD mobile SDK team! Our team's mission is to empower TikTok content consumption by enhancing playback and uploading mobile SDK capacities and performance. Join our team, you will focus on building mobile SDK related to multimedia and network technologies which deliver the best user experience on a huge variety of mobile platforms for TikTok users around the world. Responsibilities - Architecture design and development of mobile platform, serving TikTok VoD business, especially on player and data loading. - Support the development of video playback /upload/ download SDK on mobile platforms - Take ownership of end-to-end product quality, from developing to maintaining core mobile frameworks that power and deliver smooth playback experiencesMinimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline. - 3+ years of experience in Android mobile application development - Hands-on experience in building mobile applications and mobility solutions for native applications - Solid programming experience in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java - Self-motivated and independent in learning new technologies quickly. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with audio and video editing, media processing, transcoding and/or playback. - Experience with Graphics and/or OpenGL. - Experience with any of the following multimedia frameworks/projects is a bonus: FFmpeg, GStreamer, VLC, ExoPlayer. 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 gprd.accommodations@tiktok.com.