Android Software Engineer, Video-On-Demand (VOD)

$145,000 - $250,000/Yr

Tiktok - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, with a mission to inspire creativity and bring joy to over 1 billion users globally. The company is seeking senior software engineers to join the Video-On-Demand (VOD) mobile SDK team. This team is responsible for building the next generation of the VOD platform, which includes multimedia storage, delivery, transcoding services, and playback capabilities. The role focuses on enhancing playback and uploading mobile SDK capacities and performance, ensuring an excellent user experience across various mobile platforms. As a member of the VOD mobile SDK team, you will be involved in the architecture design and development of mobile platforms that serve TikTok's VOD business, particularly in areas related to player functionality and data loading. You will support the development of video playback, upload, and download SDKs on mobile platforms, taking ownership of the end-to-end product quality. This includes developing and maintaining core mobile frameworks that deliver smooth playback experiences for users worldwide. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Android mobile application development, with hands-on experience in building mobile applications and mobility solutions for native applications. You will be expected to have solid programming experience in languages such as C, C++, or Java, and be self-motivated in learning new technologies quickly. Experience with audio and video editing, media processing, transcoding, and playback will be considered a plus, as well as familiarity with multimedia frameworks like FFmpeg, GStreamer, VLC, or ExoPlayer.

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 experiences.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice-to-haves

• 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.

Benefits

• 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company match.
• Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.
• 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure).
• 10 paid sick days per year.
• 12 weeks of paid Parental leave.
• 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.
• Mental and emotional health benefits through EAP and Lyra.
• 401K company match.
• Gym and cellphone service reimbursements.