Software Engineer, SRE - Platform Services - 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.

The Global Payment team of the US Tech Service department of TikTok provides all-round payment solutions for the company's overseas products, overseas commercialization, and the company's overseas travel and procurement, including channel access, product order design, user interaction, capital management, tax and exchange optimization, settlement Reconciliation and so on. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to develop and manage the complex challenges of scale with your expertise in large-scale system design.

Responsibilities

• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services from inception and design, through deployment, operation and refinement.
• Support services before they go live through activities such as capacity planning and launch reviews.
• Support and maintain services by measuring and monitoring availability, latency and overall system health.
• Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation, and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related areas.
• Experience in one or more programming languages such as Go, Java, C++, Python etc.
• Good problem-solving, analytical thinking capabilities and exceptional attention to details.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred qualifications:

• Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• Ability to debug, optimize code, and automate routine tasks.
• Proficiency working with algorithms, data structures and production troubleshooting.
• Expertise in problem solving and analyzing global scale distributed systems.
• Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with effective communication skills and a sense of drive.

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.

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.

In the spirit of reconciliation, TikTok acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

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