Backend Software Engineer (Distributed Block Storage), Cloud Infrastructure

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Team Introduction
The Cloud Infrastructure team, based in Singapore, supports many of our star products and core business lines, serving hundreds of millions of users every day. We actively embrace open source and innovative software/hardware architecture, building a series of infrastructures to ensure the best R&D practices and enable the overall development of the company.

Joining this team, you can look forward to a very structured training plan, as well as the opportunity to undertake a larger scope whilst giving enough space to grow and develop. We look forward to your application!

What you will be doing:

• Design and develop Elastic block storage system;
• Continuously improve the storage system in terms of stability, scalability, functionality, performance and cost;
• Provide timely technical support for our online applications, extract potential needs and points of optimization, and continuously optimize the system.

Qualifications

What you should have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related fields, with at least 3 years of relevant experience;
• Familiar with C/C++/Golang/Python program development (at least one), pursue high-quality code and focus on code engineering quality;
• Familiar with Linux systems, with high proficiency in multi-threading and network programming;
• Solid knowledge of data structure, operating system, and principles of the distributed system;
• Familiar with large-scale distributed storage system design and implementation, such as GFS/HDFS/Ceph/Lustre.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of RDMA, AEP, Optane, NVME SSD, and SMART NIC is a plus;
• Experience in storage I/O stack, SPDK, user-mode protocol stack, and ISCSI is a plus;
• Paper published in OSDI, NSDI, FAST, and ATC is a plus.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

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