Mobile Engineer (Performance & Reliability) - Application Infrastructure

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About The Team
The AppHealth team is dedicated to enhancing the quality and user experience of mobile applications within TikTok. This involves analysing metrics related to SDKs, tools, and optimisation solutions. Specifically, the AppHealth team in Singapore concentrates on evaluating the performance and reliability of the applications. They focus on aggregating data, diagnosing issues, and providing optimisation solutions. With our product, developers can efficiently identify and resolve quality and user experience issues. Joining the AppHealth team will give you the opportunity to collaborate with experienced engineers working on various aspects of the mobile application software stack, including UI SDK, frameworks, runtime, compilers, and operating systems.

About the Role
We are seeking engineers to join our team dedicated to enhancing TikTok's client infrastructure and tools, with the aim of elevating the overall quality of the TikTok product. As a Software Engineer, within the client infrastructure team, your role will involve creating, deploying, and improving software solutions to address performance and reliability issues in mobile applications. You will also contribute to pioneering innovations and contribute to crafting exceptional user experiences. To accomplish these objectives, you will have the opportunity to delve deeply into various technical domains, including app architecture, mobile operating systems, virtual machines, and compilers.

Responsibilities

1. Design, develop, and maintain core SDKs for Android and iOS, facilitating the diagnosis and enhancement of performance and reliability;
2. Build infrastructure platforms that are aimed at enhancing developer productivity;
3. Explore innovative approaches to tackle intricate, previously unaddressed challenges;
4. Work closely with cross-functional product teams to deliver technical solutions and promote best practices;
5. Research, analyse, and evaluate requirements for existing or new web and mobile applications;
6. Design, develop, test, and maintain web and mobile solutions to meet the requirements;
7. Evaluate programming codes to ensure that they are properly structured, meet industry standards, and are compatible with browsers and devices.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Computer Science or related major, with at least 4 years of relevant experience in mobile (Android / iOS) applications or system development;
2. Proficient with one or more programming languages, such as Java, Kotlin, Objective-C, Swift, and C/C++. Knowledge of design patterns and coding principles is necessary;
3. Experience with Android / iOS performance optimisation and reliability diagnosing techniques would be 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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