Backend Engineer

Responsibilities
Intelligent Video is one of the world's leading video platforms at TikTok that provides media storage, delivery, transcoding, and streaming services. We are building the next generation video processing platform and the largest live streaming network, which provides excellent experiences for billions of users around the world. Popular video products of TikTok and its affiliates are all empowered by our cutting-edge cloud technologies. Working in this team, you will have the opportunity to tackle challenges of large-scale networks all over the world, while leveraging your expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis, and large-scale system design.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team to develop a robust and efficient video computing framework that supports the company's diverse video processing needs and complex business requirements

• Implement and optimize multimedia-related features for the company's product lines, including image processing, video transcoding, video editing, and video analysis

• Conduct performance analysis and optimization for video processing components to ensure optimal resource utilization and user experience

• Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical documentation to maintain high-quality software development practices

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field

• Proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages: C, C++, Python, or Go, with a strong emphasis on C++

• Experience in developing and maintaining large-scale software systems

• Knowledge of embedded software development

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field

• Experience with multimedia technologies such as video codecs, detection, and enhancement algorithms

• Knowledge of media processing framework development and architecture design

• Expertise in performance optimization techniques for video processing systems

• Familiarity with transcoding or computing platform development

• Positive and optimistic attitude, strong sense of responsibility, and excellent teamwork and communication skills

About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion
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.

Acknowledgment of Country
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 elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelAssociate

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionEngineering and Information Technology
• IndustriesSoftware Development, Technology, Information and Internet, and Entertainment

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