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TikTok · 4 months ago

Tech Lead Software Engineer, Ads CRM Data Application

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$209K/yr - $438K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Tech Lead Software Engineer for their CRM Data Application team. This role involves collaborating with various teams to design data-first products, optimizing data processing pipelines, and enhancing TikTok's data foundation to support business growth.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and data analysts to understand real-world data needs and design data-first products

Develop and optimize real-time and batch data processing pipelines, large-scale distributed services, and AI-driven solutions that ensure data consistency, scalability, and maintainability

Work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance TikTok’s data foundation and contribute to architectural evolution in a rapidly growing environment

Participate in debugging and optimizing data infrastructure, working with platform teams to resolve performance and reliability challenges

Contribute to system design discussions, improve engineering best practices, and continuously enhance development efficiency

Qualification

Big data technologiesDistributed systemsReal-time data processingSQLData warehouse designProgramming languagesProblem-solving skillsCritical thinking

Required

Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems

Experience with big data technologies such as Flink, Spark, Kafka, Hive, ClickHouse, Doris, or similar frameworks

Familiarity with real-time streaming data processing, SQL, and data warehouse design principles

Knowledge of distributed backend development and experience building large-scale, high-performance systems

Preferred

Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Java, Scala, or Go

Passion for solving large-scale data challenges and building high-performance, scalable systems

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically about business and engineering trade-offs

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)

Company

TikTok

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TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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