Tiktok - San Jose, CA
posted 2 days ago
As a Tech Lead in the Cloud Data Engine team at TikTok, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our data architecture. This position offers the unique opportunity to design and implement cutting-edge big data systems that are reliable, scalable, robust, and extensible, directly supporting TikTok's core products and business operations. You will be at the forefront of building a world-leading cloud-native OLAP engine capable of handling petabyte-level data sets, which is crucial for data-driven decision-making across the organization. Your responsibilities will include optimizing and contributing to open-source data frameworks such as Spark SQL, Presto, Clickhouse, Doris, Alluxio, and Velox. You will also be responsible for architecting internal data warehouses and data lakes that support various business units within TikTok. This role requires innovative thinking to create solutions that address system scalability, reliability, and availability challenges, ensuring that our data infrastructure can grow and adapt to the ever-increasing demands of our user base. In this position, you will gain hands-on experience with a wide range of systems within the data platform ecosystem, allowing you to make a significant impact on the company's core products and the experience of hundreds of millions of users. Your work will not only influence the technical direction of our data architecture but also contribute to the overall mission of TikTok to inspire creativity and bring joy to our global community.