Software Engineer, Infrastructure- Seattle

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: 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.

Our Infrastructure Engineering team builds and operates hyper-scale datacenters, manages the life cycle of server fleets, allocates cloud resources and creates various cloud solutions, and provides infrastructure services including widely distributed Content Distribution Networks (CDNs).

Areas we are working on include but are not limited to:

1. Traffic infrastructure and load balancing systems
2. Cloud solutions and management platforms
3. Big data platform and ETL pipelines
4. Host management and system engineering platforms
5. Access control and authorization services

Responsibilities

1. Design and build infrastructure services, systems and platforms.
2. Develop tools, automations and monitors to operate infrastructure efficiently.
3. Work in a fast-paced environment and be responsible end-to-end for the production environment by responding to performance and reliability issues and participating in necessary on-calls.
4. Help improve the whole lifecycle of infrastructure services from inception and design throughout development, to deployment, user support and refinement.

Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:

1. Master’s degree (or Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of experience) in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related major
2. 2+ years experience working with Unix/Linux systems from kernel to shell and beyond
3. 2+ years experience in one or more programming languages such as Go, Java, C++ and Python.
4. Experience in one or more of the following areas:
1. Building infrastructure solutions with AWS, Google, Azure and other cloud services.
2. Building networking systems that speak TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, etc.
3. Building traffic systems such as load balancers, NAT and proxies, etc.
4. Implementing big data solutions based on technologies such as Elasticsearch, Spark and Hadoop, which handle Terabytes of data.
5. Building platforms, automation and tools to manage server fleets, their life cycles and systems running on top.

Preferred qualifications:

1. Self-driven and capable of coping with ambiguity and moving projects from concept to delivery.
2. Strong analytical skills and the ability to solve real-world problems in a fast-moving environment.
3. Experience in a production and hyper-scale environment.

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 during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodation, please reach out to us at

Job Information:
Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $129960 - $194750 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

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