Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities

TikTok will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require TikTok's sponsorship of a visa.

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for this future position in 2024. As a graduate, you will get unparalleled opportunities for you to kickstart your career, pursue bold ideas and explore limitless growth opportunities. Co-create a future driven by your inspiration with TikTok.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

About the Team

The ByteRec team aims to provide a PaaS platform for recommendation middlewares and serve TikTok feeds, e-commerce, live and other businesses or apps. Based on the internal infrastructure, the platform holds a massive number of cloud-native clusters, indexes, and stream tasks, which are all relative to the global recommendation system. The ByteRec platform serves algorithm or architecture engineers and brings convenience for system deployment and operation. Both the codes of the platform backend and middleware are maintained at the same time.

Joining our department, you can look forward to growing and developing through ample opportunities in training and exposure. We look forward to your application!

What you will be doing:

1. Build global ByteRec control planes utilising metadata synchronization networks;

2. Optimise the overall user experience of the platform, ensuring greater efficiency for global teams;

3. Collaborate with the middleware team to provide cloud-native platform solutions for new middleware and algorithms;

4. Participate in ongoing projects of enhancing the index platform, feature platform, data center, and other products within ByteRec.

Qualifications

What you should have:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related fields;

- Familiar with Python/C++/Go program development (at least one), striving for high-quality code and focusing on the technical quality of the code;

- Familiar with Linux systems and MySQL/Redis database, with high proficiency in multi-threading and performance optimization;

- Familiar with cloud-native application/workflow development and better have a good experience in PaaS platform development;

- Independent thinking, able to take the initiative to identify problems, systematic problem analysis, and problem-solving skills;

- Have the ability to learn, explore, and research in unfamiliar areas.

Preference will be given to those who have one of the following

1. Have experience in development with Python Flask/Django frameworks;

2. Active in open-source projects and know how to improve developers' experience.

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.

By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at apac-earlycareers@tiktok.com.

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