TikTok

Software Engineer - Content Understanding, TikTok Feeds

TikTok$156K — $387K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
  • Proficient in programming languages such as Python, Go, C++, etc.
  • Strong backend development experience, focusing on storage, service orchestration, caching, and concurrency.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving skills and effective teamwork and communication abilities.
  • Familiarity with machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch is preferred.
  • Experience in designing architectures for high-traffic services or distributed computing is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Align engineering architecture requirements and implement design for TikTok's content understanding.
  • Enhance R&D efficiency across various content understanding scenarios.
  • Conduct testing, deployment, monitoring, and root cause analysis to improve processes.
  • Optimize system stability, performance, and scalability for different scenarios.
  • Innovate scalable infrastructure to support rapid algorithm iteration and improve system performance.

Benefits

  • Immediate access to medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match.
  • Paid parental leave and short-term/long-term disability coverage.
  • 17 days of paid personal time off, plus sick days and paid holidays.
  • Wellbeing benefits that support employee health and work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

About the Team: The TikTok Feeds Recommendation Architecture team is responsible for the design and development of TikTok's For You Feed recommendation system. Our scope spans the entire online and offline recommendation pipeline, including strategy, modeling, and data infrastructure. We build scalable and efficient infrastructure to support rapid algorithm iteration, tackle massive throughput challenges, and enhance system performance, cost-efficiency, and stability. Our mission is to abstract and generalize core infrastructure services, components, and productivity tools that empower the recommendation system at scale. Responsibilities - What You'll Do - Participate in the engineering architecture requirement alignment, design, and implementation for various scenarios related to TikTok content understanding. - Contribute to improving R&D efficiency across content understanding scenarios, including but not limited to testing, deployment, monitoring, and root cause analysis. - Responsible for optimizing system stability, performance, and scalability across different scenarios.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. - Solid programming and algorithm foundations; proficient in Python, Go, C++, or other programming languages. - Strong backend development skills, including but not limited to storage, service orchestration, caching, and concurrency. - Good product sense, strong problem-solving skills, and excellent teamwork and communication abilities. Preferred Qualifications: - Knowledge of machine learning and familiarity with at least one mainstream machine learning framework (e.g., TensorFlow or PyTorch). - Experience in designing high-traffic service architectures or working extensively with distributed computing.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency]Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $156000 - $387000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. 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, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

About TikTok

TikTok is a social media app that allows users to create and share short videos. The app was launched in 2016 by Chinese tech company ByteDance. TikTok has become one of the most popular social media apps in the world, with over 1 billion active users. The app has been downloaded over 2 billion times worldwide. TikTok has faced controversy over its data privacy practices and its potential ties to the Chinese government. In 2020, the app faced a potential ban in the United States, but a deal was reached with Oracle and Walmart to create a new company called TikTok Global.
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Founded
2012

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