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TikTok

Backend Engineer, Global Live (Core Service)

TikTok
Singapore · Full-time · Entry

Responsibilities

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

Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform 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.

About Our Team

Mission of Global Live Service Architecture team is Build Real-time Interactive Architecture, Safeguard Global LIVE. And our vision is Create Technical Leading Global LIVE Architecture. Join us, you can deal with huge tech challenges, such as strict compliance requirements and complex global datacenter environments, and make LIVE a more stable, better performance, resilience and efficiency platform.

Job Description

  • Responsible for the development and optimization of Core Service
  • Optimize global data storage consistency
  • Tech optimization includes CAP theorem, cache systems, various database governance, etc.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

  • Preferred experience in multi-datacenter architecture optimization, high concurrency and availability system design, and relational, kv and graph databases
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field, solid understanding of computer science fundamentals, operating systems, and networks
  • Proficient in at least one programming language, familiar with microservices and common software architecture patterns
  • Capable of systematic problem-solving, excellent in abstracting issues, and possessing good communication skills and responsibility

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.

Key Skills

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Posted
Jan 13, 2025
Type
Full-time
Level
Entry
Location
Singapore
Company
TikTok

Industries

Entertainment Providers

Categories

Engineering Information Technology

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