Tiktok - San Jose, CA
posted 3 days ago
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 Video-On-Demand (VOD) team is at the forefront of this mission, focusing on building a world-leading video platform that provides multimedia storage, delivery, transcoding services, and playback capabilities. As a senior software engineer on the VOD mobile SDK team, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the playback and uploading capacities of our mobile SDKs, ensuring an exceptional user experience across various mobile platforms. In this position, you will be responsible for the architecture design and development of mobile platforms that serve TikTok's VOD business, particularly focusing on player functionality and data loading processes. 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. Your work will directly impact how users interact with video content on TikTok, making it essential to ensure high performance and reliability in the SDKs you develop. Joining TikTok means being part of a team that values humility, intelligence, compassion, and creativity. We encourage our engineers to lead with curiosity and embrace the challenges that come with innovation. The opportunities for growth and impact are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that push the boundaries of possibility. If you are passionate about mobile technology and want to contribute to a platform that inspires creativity, this is the perfect opportunity for you.