Responsibilities
About The Team
Popular video products of TikTok are all empowered by our cutting-edge cloud technologies. As a software engineer in this team, you will have the opportunity to tackle challenges of developing large-scale distributed systems to support the low latency and high quality end to end live streaming experience on a global scale, while leveraging your expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and large-scale system design.
We are looking for talented individuals to join us in 2026 (Earliest starting in January). As a graduate, you will get unparalleled opportunities for you to kickstart your career, pursue bold ideas and explore limitless growth opportunities. Co-create a future driven by your inspiration with TikTok
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Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain a global-scale, multi-regional live streaming platform.
- Architect, implement, and operate critical and scalable services, including video delivery services, live scheduling services, and core persistence layer.
- Construct live streaming platforms, systems, and infrastructure, leveraging knowledge in network and distributed systems.
- Ensure service and system quality through the development of testing frameworks and creation of automated tests.
- Contribute to design reviews and code reviews for the live streaming infrastructure team.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Final year student or recent graduate (strictly within the last 12 months) with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field involving software/system engineering, or equivalent working experience,
- Good programming experience with at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Go
- Familiarity with Unix/Linux operating systems
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with SQL, NoSQL databases, Memcache/Redis
- Experience with video processing and delivery technology
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If you have any questions, please reach out to us at apac-earlycareers@tiktok.com