Senior Software Engineer - Data Integration Platform

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, Mumbai, 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.

Team Introduction

The Data Management Suite team is building products that cover the whole lifecycle of data pipeline, including data ingestion and integration, data development, data catalog, data security, and data governance. These products support various businesses so data engineers and data scientists could greatly boost their productivity.

As software engineers in the Data Management Suite team, you will have the opportunity to build, optimize, and grow one of the largest data platforms in the world. The team operates several large-scale distributed systems powering the whole company: 1) ingesting and processing in real-time trillions of events per day and 2) a platform to efficiently transfer petabytes of data daily between storage systems.

You'll have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience on all kinds of systems in the data platform ecosystem. Your work will have a direct and huge impact on the company's core products as well as hundreds of millions of users.

Responsibilities - What You'll Do

1. Design and build the next generation data integration platform efficiently and reliably for different purposes.
2. Tackle design and architectural challenges such as performance, scalability, reusability, and flexibility.
3. Establish solid design and best engineering practices for engineers as well as non-technical people.

Qualifications

1. BS or MS degree in Computer Science or related technical field with 5+ relevant working experience.
2. Experience in Big Data technologies (Flink, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Metastore, Kafka, etc.).
3. Experience with performing data analysis, data ingestion, and data integration.
4. Solid communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Working industry experience with Big Data systems and projects, and proficient in Java development.
2. Experience in building large scale distributed systems in a product environment.
3. Experience with data ingestion and data integration.
4. Experience in data privacy and security-related projects.

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 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

Job Information:

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually): The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $126,000 - $338,560 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, 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:

• 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents, and a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company match.
• Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans.
• 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.
• 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.