Tiktok - Mountain View, CA

posted 3 days ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Mountain View, CA
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (USDS) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S., created to enhance focus and governance on data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. The teams within USDS are dedicated to providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, ensuring that millions of Americans can continue to use TikTok for learning, earning, creative expression, and entertainment. The Trust and Safety (TnS) engineering team within the US Tech Service department at TikTok is rapidly growing and is responsible for building machine learning models and systems to identify and defend against internet abuse and fraud on our platform. Our mission is to protect billions of users and publishers globally every day. We leverage state-of-the-art machine learning technologies to detect and enhance trust and safety systems using the vast amounts of data generated on the platform. Through our continuous efforts, TikTok aims to provide the best user experience and bring joy to everyone. In this role, you will manage the complex challenges of scale while utilizing your expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and large-scale system design. We foster a culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, openness, and problem-solving, encouraging close collaboration while promoting self-direction. Our organization currently follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring employees to work in the office three days a week, or as directed by their manager/department, with regular reviews of this model.

Responsibilities

  • Manage day-to-day operations of data service, real-time/batch data pipelines, including SLA management, system deployment, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
  • Create tools and automation to improve system administration and operational efficiency.
  • Participate in regular on-call duties.
  • Engage in and improve the entire lifecycle of services from inception and design, through development, capacity planning, and launch reviews, to deployment, operation, and refinement.
  • Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms such as automation; evolve systems reliability, efficiency, and velocity by advocating for changes.
  • Practice sustainable user support, incident response, and postmortems.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or above in computer science or a related technical discipline.
  • At least 2 years of industrial experience.
  • Demonstrated independent thinking capabilities and troubleshooting skills.
  • Experience programming in one of the following languages: Python, Go, C, C++, Java, or Rust.
  • Familiarity with backend systems such as MySQL, Redis, Nginx, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, and big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Flink, Hive, OLAP, ClickHouse, etc.
  • Familiarity with Unix/Linux system internals, networking, and distributed systems.
  • Good communication and coordination skills.

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.
© 2024 Teal Labs, Inc
Privacy PolicyTerms of Service