Junior Software Engineer - Infrastructure, TikTok Search Engine

Tiktok

San Jose, CA

Full Time

Entry Level

119k-187k

4 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Our Search Team is responsible for building and owning TikTok's search engine, which provides our users the best search experience. On the TikTok Search Team, you'll have the opportunity to build a full-stack search engine system and combine information retrieval technology with modern machine learning methods from related fields such as NLP, CV, and recommender system. We embrace a culture of self-direction, intellectual curiosity, openness, and problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

Optimize the searching quality to provide TikTok's users the best search experience
Combine your understanding of product objectives and take full advantage of modern machine learning and information retrieval techniques to improve search quality and perception
Build the core systems and algorithms development including query understanding, result ranking, query recommendation, system reliability, and etc.

Requirements

BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other relevant majors
At least 1+ years of experience in developing and implementing large-scale consumer-facing services/products and/or building backend services for large-scale consumer-facing applications
Proficiency in the following languages but not limited to: C/C++, Python, Java or Golang
Effective team communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have

Working knowledge in one of the following or similar domains: search, recommendation, ranking, ads, etc.
Working knowledge in one of the following areas: machine learning, deep learning, backend, large-scale systems, data science, full-stack
Experience with Big Data Frameworks, such as hadoop, spark, flink, etc.

Qualifications

Educational background in relevant fields such as Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Benefits & Perks

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $118,658 - $187,200 annually
Compensation may vary depending on qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location
Additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units may be available
Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance
A 401(k) savings plan with company match
Paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits
10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year, and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)