Senior Software Engineer, Ranking Engineering

TikTok

4.5

(6)

San Jose, CA

Why you should apply for a job to TikTok:

  • 4.5/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.5/5 in supportive management
  • 100% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 100% would recommend this company to other women
  • 100% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Employee well-being is supported via hybrid work, short-term counseling through our EAP and a premium subscription to Headspace.
  • We embrace diversity across all dimensions and provide employees with 9 employee resource groups globally, including our WOMEN ERG.
  • Comprehensive parental leave policy as well as fertility treatment through healthcare providers with a $20,000 lifetime maximum.
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    Position summary

    k and infrastructure level (CPU/GPU, memory, storage, networking).

    • Drive technical excellence and best practices in software design, code quality, and system reliability.

    Qualifications

    Minimum Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
    • Experience in building large-scale recommendation, ranking, or search systems.
    • Experience in C++, Go, or Python, and with distributed computing frameworks.
    • Solid understanding of ranking algorithms, machine learning inference systems, and system performance optimization.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience in machine learning platform infrastructure, particularly online prediction serving or ranking pipelines.
    • Familiarity with feature engineering pipelines, model lifecycle management, and A/B testing systems.
    • Experience working with multi-threading, memory management, and low-latency service architectures.
    • Proven ability to lead complex projects across multiple teams and stakeholders.

    Job Information

    [For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

    The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $187040 - $438000 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.

    Why you should apply for a job to TikTok:

  • 4.5/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.5/5 in supportive management
  • 100% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 100% would recommend this company to other women
  • 100% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Employee well-being is supported via hybrid work, short-term counseling through our EAP and a premium subscription to Headspace.
  • We embrace diversity across all dimensions and provide employees with 9 employee resource groups globally, including our WOMEN ERG.
  • Comprehensive parental leave policy as well as fertility treatment through healthcare providers with a $20,000 lifetime maximum.