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. The Media Platform team is responsible for optimizing the app experience related to performance for TikTok users. This team collaborates with various teams in the video creation and consumption ecosystem to provide end-to-end optimization solutions, including client, shooting, uploading, video playback, video delivery, and player functionalities. We are looking for seasoned backend engineers who possess strong problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of algorithms to build and manage highly available, scalable, and reliable systems. In this role, you will have the opportunity to partner closely with global engineering and product teams in a high-impact and fast-paced environment. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Media Platform team, you will work with Product, Infrastructure Engineering, Data Engineering, and Algorithm teams to solve complex problems that power large-scale global infrastructure. You will identify security and privacy-related issues within the world's most complicated end-to-end video platform and develop tooling to resolve these challenges. Additionally, you will be responsible for developing reusable software and optimizing infrastructure operations as well as enhancing engineering developer efficiency. This position requires a collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams to drive impactful solutions.