TikTok · 2 weeks ago
Software Engineer Graduate (Video-on-Demand Algorithm) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$119K/yr - $187K/yrTikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Software Engineer Graduate to join their Video-on-Demand Algorithm team. The role involves designing and implementing algorithms to optimize the app experience for TikTok users, as well as contributing to the media ecosystem design and running experiments to validate improvements.
Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo
Responsibilities
Design and implement media streaming-related algorithms to improve TikTok user experience. Examples include video preloading, adaptive bitrate streaming (ABR), network bandwidth estimation, CDN traffic allocation, and transport-layer algorithms, to name a few
Contribute to end-to-end media ecosystem design to improve the algorithmization of the multimedia system
Run controlled experiments on millions of streaming sessions to validate improvements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computing Engineering, or related fields
Industry or academic experience in the multimedia or network domain
Proven ability to develop new algorithms and identify problems in existing solutions
Fluent in statistics and data analysis
Preferred
Experience with shipping software on behalf of a major brand at scale is a big plus
Experience with learning-based model development is a big plus
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
TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.
Founded in 2003
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
N Ali Mohamed
CEO
Blake Chandlee
VP Global Business Solutions
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