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 the Team Our Recommendation Architecture Team is responsible for building up and optimizing the architecture for our recommendation system to provide the most stable and best experience for our TikTok users. Responsibilities - Lead a small team of software engineers working on recommendation system - Build and maintain high performance online services for TikTok recommendation system - Build extremely efficient and reliable data pipelines for candidates generation, profile generation, training examples generation, realtime online training, etc - Build globalized large-scale recommendation system - Design and develop high performance computing frameworks and storage systems - Oversee the acquisition and development of software systems in organisational units - Monitor the results and quality of the different software solutions and projects implemented in the organisation - Oversee the development of Proof-of-Concept/ solutions and provide technical expertise on the development of software and platform features, ensuring that appropriate security and risk factors are considered- Bachelor's degree or above, majoring in Computer Science, or related fields, with 3+ years of experience building scalable system; - Experience in programming, included but not limited to, the following programming languages: C, C++, Java or Golang; - Effective communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive; - Experienced in at least one area of the following areas: personalized recommendations, search engine, machine learning, distributed storage system, big data frameworks 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.
