TikTok
Software Engineer Graduate (Data Ecosystem) - 2027 Start
San Jose, California, United States of America · Junior
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About the role
- Team Introduction: The TikTok Data Ecosystem Team has the vital role of crafting and implementing a storage solution for offline data in TikTok's recommendation system, which caters to more than a billion users.
- Their primary objectives are to guarantee system reliability, uninterrupted service, and seamless performance.
- As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement an offline/real-time data architecture for large-scale recommendation systems.
- Troubleshoot production systems, and design and implement necessary mechanisms and tools to ensure the overall stability of production systems.
- Build industry-leading distributed systems such as offline and online storage, batch, and stream processing frameworks, providing reliable infrastructure for massive data and large-scale business systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree, majoring in Computer Science or related fields, with 3+ years of experience building scalable systems;
- Proficiency in common big data processing systems like Spark/Flink at the source code level is required, with a preference for experience in customizing or extending these systems;
- Knowledge of HDFS principles is expected, and familiarity with columnar storage formats like Parquet/ORC is an additional advantage;
- Prior experience in data warehousing modeling
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, and Scala is essential, along with strong coding skills and the ability to troubleshoot effectively;
- Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year.
Nice to have
- Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
- Experience with other big data systems/frameworks like Hive, HBase, or Kudu is a plus;
Benefits
- Design and implement a flexible, scalable, stable, and high-performance storage system and computation model.
Company info
- We are looking for talented individuals to join our team.
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