Backend Software Engineer, Real Time Communication

Company: TikTok
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: June 22, 2022

Job Description:

Backend Software Engineer, Real Time Communication, Mountain View OR SeattleFounded in 2012, ByteDance is a technology company operating a range of content platforms that inform, educate, entertain, and inspire people across languages, cultures, and geographies.With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Douyin, Toutiao, Helo, and Resso, ByteDance now has a portfolio of applications available in over 150 markets and 75 languages.General information:

• Type of employment: full time
• Location: Mountain View Bay area (CA) or Seattle (WA)About the Team:ByteDance RTC is a world-leading Real-Time Communication service that provides instant and quality multimedia interaction among our customers across the globe. We are building the next generation audio/video processing and compression platform, along with the fastest delivery networks and the richest cloud services.Popular products by ByteDance are all empowered by our cutting-edge RTC technologies. Working in this team, you will have the opportunity to tackle the challenges of advanced audio/video algorithm design and global large-scale network deliveries while leveraging your expertise in coding, algorithms, data analysis, and large-scale system design.Responsibilities:Design, build and maintain a global scale, multi-regional Real Time Communication system.Research and development of distributed traffic scheduling platform, stability assurance platform, unified configuration center, real-time message middleware and other core systems.Uphold excellent engineering practices in the codebase and system designsDesign and implement the RTC system to work effectively among data centersOptimize the network transmission of streaming mediaCollaborate with internal product and engineering teamsRequired qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical background involving software/system engineering, or equivalent working experience.
  • Good programming experience with at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Go.
  • Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
  • Experience with networking, e.g. TCP/IP, DNS, CDN, NAT, Load Balancer, Proxy, etc
  • Familiar with Unix/Linux operating systems
  • Familiar with commonly used database systems, such as MySQL, Redis, etc
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking skillsPreferred Qualifications:
    • Familiar with Zipkin and other link tracking tools, familiar with commonly used RPC frameworks such as grpc, thrift, spring cloud, Dubbo, Motan, etc.
    • Experience with message queue middleware such as Kafka, NSQ, RabbitMQ is preferred
    • Experience with WebRTC, CDN, Live Streaming and Multimedia is a bonus.ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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 believe individuals shouldn't be disadvantaged because of their background or identity, but instead should be considered based on their strengths and experience. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodation, please reach out to us at USRC@bytedance.com.

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