Tech Lead Manager, Data Platform

k and affiliate are developing the next-generation high-performance analytical database, with a mission to enable efficient and real-time data-driven decision-making on PB-level data sets. The initial product was forked from Clickhouse, after which large re-architecture had been taken place. The product now not only improves the efficiency of Clickhouse but also fits into the elastic cloud-native infrastructure with better scalability and resource utilization. With years of polishment in the internal EB-level scenarios, we are now ready to serve our business partners via various cloud vendors.

What you will be doing:
We are looking for an innovative Tech Lead Manager to join the team. As the Tech Lead Manager, you will oversee the company's technical team and all projects they undertake, analyze briefs, write progress reports, identify risks, and develop work schedules. You should be able to work with your team and inspire them to reach their goals.

You will be leading a team and contributing directly to the database engine, including but not limited to storage, query execution, metadata management, resource management, and performance optimization. By joining this team, you can look forward to a great opportunity to solve hard problems and grow.

• Be both a highly technical, hands-on coder and effective people manager.
• Effectively scale the engineering team by attracting and mentoring extraordinary people at various levels of experience to grow a high-performing and diverse team.
• Work with the product team on product vision and oversee the engineering roadmap.
• Determining project requirements and developing work schedules for the team.
• Delegating tasks and achieving daily, weekly, and monthly goals.
• Identifying risks and forming contingency plans as soon as possible.
• Contribute to the database engine, by leading technical design, implementation, and verification
• Ensure code quality, extensibility, and sustainability within the module/project
• Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and developments.

Qualifications

What you should have:

• Bachelor's/Master Degree or Ph.D. in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of relevant software engineering experience with 5 years of team management.
• Expert with Linux operating system principles, networking, and multi-threading
• Expert in software development skills in modern C++
• Expert in working on one or more of these technologies is a plus: ClickHouse, Apache Impala, Prestodb, Trino, Apache Doris, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Greenplum
• Strong leadership and organizational abilities.
• Excellent communication, motivational, and interpersonal skills.
• Contributor/Committer or PMC of the open-source community 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.