Software Engineer, Ads CRM Data Application

At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
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The CRM Data Application team as a global engineering team sits at the core of TikTok's monetization ecosystem, building data-intensive applications that drive business growth. By integrating large-scale data warehousing, real-time processing, distributed data services, and native AI solutions, the team delivers critical infrastructure and intelligence that empower advertisers and sales teams.

Responsibilities
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and data analysts to understand real-world data needs and design data-first products.
- Develop and optimize real-time and batch data processing pipelines, large-scale distributed services, and AI-driven solutions that ensure data consistency, scalability, and maintainability.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to enhance TikTok's data foundation and contribute to architectural evolution in a rapidly growing environment.
- Participate in debugging and optimizing data infrastructure, working with platform teams to resolve performance and reliability challenges.
- Contribute to system design discussions, improve engineering best practices, and continuously enhance development efficiency.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
- Experience with big data technologies such as Flink, Spark, Kafka, Hive, ClickHouse, Doris, or similar frameworks.
- Familiarity with real-time streaming data processing, SQL, and data warehouse design principles.
- Knowledge of distributed backend development and experience building large-scale, high-performance systems.

Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Java, Scala, or Go.
- Passion for solving large-scale data challenges and building high-performance, scalable systems.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically about business and engineering trade-offs.

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.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $113500 - $250000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. 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, among others. Employees also receive 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).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment 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. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.