Tech Lead, iOS Software Engineer, Video-On-Demand (VOD)

$224,000 - $410,000/Yr

Tiktok - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Senior

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 to over 1 billion users globally. The company is seeking a Tech Lead, iOS Software Engineer for its Video-On-Demand (VOD) team, which is dedicated to building a world-leading video platform that provides multimedia storage, delivery, transcoding services, and playback capabilities. This role focuses on enhancing the mobile SDK related to multimedia and network technologies, ensuring the best user experience across various mobile platforms. As a senior software engineer on the VoD mobile SDK team, you will be responsible for the architecture design and development of mobile platforms that serve TikTok's VOD business, particularly in areas such as player functionality and data loading. 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. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in iOS mobile application development, with at least 7 years of experience. You will be expected to have hands-on experience in building mobile applications and mobility solutions for native applications, along with solid programming skills in languages such as C, C++, or Java. Self-motivation and the ability to learn new technologies quickly are essential traits for success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Architecture design and development of mobile platform, serving TikTok VoD business, especially on player and data loading.
• Support the development of video playback/upload/download SDK on mobile platforms.
• Take ownership of end-to-end product quality, from developing to maintaining core mobile frameworks that power and deliver smooth playback experiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in iOS mobile application development.
• Hands-on experience in building mobile applications and mobility solutions for native applications.
• Solid programming experience in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java.
• Self-motivated and independent in learning new technologies quickly.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with audio and video editing, media processing, transcoding and/or playback.
• Experience with Graphics and/or OpenGL.
• Experience with any of the following multimedia frameworks/projects: FFmpeg, GStreamer, VLC, ExoPlayer.

Benefits

• 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents.
• 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 like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.
• 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) 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.