Senior Software Engineer, SMB

$187,040 - $280,000/Yr

Tiktok - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Jose, CA

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. The SMB engineering team plays a crucial role in developing software that empowers small and medium businesses to succeed by building scalable platforms, seamless products, and comprehensive solutions. As the SMB revenue is expected to become a significant portion of the total ads business in the coming years, the engineering team is dedicated to solving challenging yet interesting problems through advanced software architecture, engineering practices, and cutting-edge algorithms. Collaboration is key, as the team works closely with strategies, data scientists, product managers, operations, and sales teams. Diversity in skills, culture, and background is seen as a source of power within the team. We are looking for engineers who are passionate about innovating, creating, and evolving scalable and reliable software, architecture, and technical solutions. The goal is to systematically and aggressively enable our SMB customers' success and grow our company's revenue. The role involves designing and implementing core SMB platforms and features, being the expert in architecture and engineering practices, managing project priorities and deadlines, and developing large distributed systems. The ideal candidate will have strong teamwork skills and a proven record of participating in or leading highly-scaled software architectures and systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core SMB platforms and features.
• Be the expert and go-to person for architecture, technical stack, and engineering practices in the team.
• Deliver projects on time, managing priorities, deadlines, deliverables, and quality.
• Take open-ended problems, create solutions with constraints, and land them smoothly.
• Develop, deploy, optimize, troubleshoot, and operate large distributed systems.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and globally.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering with strong Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design) and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency and experience with designing, implementing, and operating large scale distributed systems.
• Ability to think critically and formulate solutions in a clear and concise way.
• Very strong teamwork skills (e.g., communication, ownership, empathy, honesty).
• Proven record of participating in or leading highly-scaled software architectures and systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Relevant experience in advertising, e-commerce, and video industries.
• Experience in recommendation engines, machine learning, data analysis, domain-driven design, and complex infrastructure.

Benefits

• 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.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for 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) and 10 paid sick days per year.
• 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.
• Mental and emotional health benefits through EAP and Lyra.
• 401K company match, gym, and cellphone service reimbursements.