Data Engineer, Video Platform - USDS

is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.

In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.

About the team
TikTok video system is a world-leading video platform that provides multimedia storage, delivery, transcoding services. As part of the USDS, the Video Platform team is responsible for building the next generation video processing platform which provides excellent experiences for billions of users around the world.
About the role:
As a Data Engineer, you will be instrumental in shaping strategic decisions within the TikTok video platform. This role emphasizes building, optimizing, and maintaining robust data processing architectures that support new data and ETL pipelines. Your expertise will ensure that data flows reliably and accurately across various systems, empowering stakeholders with high-quality, actionable insights that impact quality of service, quality of experience and cost optimizations.

Responsibilities

• Craft optimal end to end data processing architecture and systems for new data and ETL pipelines
• Design, build, and maintain efficient and reliable data pipelines to move and transform big datadata
• Implement and monitor quality control measures to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency
• Drive internal process improvements and automate manual processes for data quality and service level agreement (SLA) management
• Create and maintain technical documentation, such as data dictionaries, data flow diagrams, and system documentation, to ensure efficient and effective data management and analysis.
• Work closely with data engineering and various vertical teams within the Video platform and cross-functional teams within TikTok USDS

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical background involving software/system engineering, or equivalent working experience
• 2+ years of experience working with data analytics and data engineering, including experience with data cleaning and preprocessing, data analysis and dashboard development.
• 2+ years of proficiency in distributed data processing using Big Data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop/HDFS, Flink, Hive, YARN, and Kafka
• Good programming experience with SQL and at least one of the following languages: Java, Python, Go, or Scala
• Experience in data analytics and data engineering ETL development, data pipeline design, implementation, and maintenance
  Preferred Qualifications
• Demonstrated independent thinking capabilities and troubleshooting skills in large scale distributed systems
• Good communication and coordination skills
• Strong background in algorithms and data structures
• Experience in building data solutions with AWS, Google, Azure and other cloud services is a plus

Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or support.

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.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/ktJP6

This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information. As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $119000 - $237500 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.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.