ByteDance · 3 weeks ago
Senior Software Development Engineer, Data Transmission
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$178K/yr - $342K/yr
4+ years expByteDance is a company founded in 2012 with a mission to inspire creativity and enrich life. They are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join their database development team, where the role involves building and owning cutting-edge database products and collaborating on data transmission solutions.
ContentData MiningFoundational AIInternetSocial Media
Responsibilities
Partner with PMs and engineers from different teams on building data transmission products
Design and development of cloud solutions according to demand scenario
Conduct performance and scalability tests and research innovative ideas for improvement
Design and implement comprehensive unit, functional and system-test for product quality
Participate in the release and deployment process
Debug, conduct root cause analysis, diagnose defects
Solve unique, large-scale, highly complex cloud infrastructure problems
Participate in the team’s on-call rotation to keep services operational and highly available
Qualification
Required
Bachelor/Master degree in computer-related fields
Minimum of 4 years of working experience in Software development field
Proficiency in one or more general-purpose programming languages, such as Golang, Python, C++, etc
Demonstrated good coding practices, including code cleanliness, refactoring skills, and experience with unit testing
Familiar with one or more databases, including relational databases, NoSQL databases, analytical databases, document databases, and vector databases, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Mongodb, Redis, Clickhouse, Cockroachdb, Tidb, Oceanbase, etc
Familiar with database data replication mechanisms
Preferred
Experience with database kernel/database middleware/database management platform experience is preferred. (Commonly used databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Mongodb, HBase, Clickhouse, etc.)
Familiarity with database log capture and analysis, message queue, ETL and other data processing technologies are preferred
Strong motivation for technology, good communication skills and teamwork spirit, excellent problem analysis and problem-solving skills are preferred
Benefits
Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance
A 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
ByteDance
ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.8BKey Investors
Capital TodayG42Tiger Global Management
2025-11-20Secondary Market· $300M
2024-07-25Secondary Market
2023-03-14Secondary Market· $100M
Leadership Team
Jochen Bischoff
Head of Global Business Solutions - Africa
Matty Lin
General Manager, Global Business Solutions, KR
Recent News
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