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Senior Software Engineer - Ads Identity and Attribution

Tiktok

San Jose, CA
Full Time
Senior
194k-355k
11 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

In an industry where signal loss is becoming the new norm in online advertising, our Ads Identity and Attribution team tackles the evolving landscape of identity matching (acquiring user identification from signals) and attribution (assigning signals to ad touchpoints). What was once an engineering problem has transformed into a system engineering challenge that is not only heavily dependent on cutting edge technologies for processing large-scale data but also innovative ML algorithms for learning from signal.

Key Responsibilities

  • Building the foundational infrastructure for processing and learning from large-scale ad signals that empower critical ad optimization and measurement use cases.
  • Developing highly reliable and scalable systems for signal ingestion, identity matching, ads attribution, and signal utilization.
  • Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

  • BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related engineering fields with software development experience.
  • Strong coding skills, especially in Go, C++, Python, or SQL, and solid knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and system design.
  • Hands-on experience in developing data intensive systems in advertising, search, or recommendation domain.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in tech leading complex projects.
  • Hands-on experience in building large-scale ML infrastructure in advertising domain.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related engineering fields.

Benefits & Perks

  • The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $194,000 - $355,000 annually. Compensation may vary depending on qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location.
  • Additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
  • 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).

Working at Tiktok

Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on certain job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment. We consider applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 13, 2025
Salary194k-355k
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceSenior

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About Tiktok

Website

tiktok.com

Location

San Jose, CA

Industry

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

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