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Senior Front End Engineer, TikTok Multimedia Arch

Tik Tok, San Jose, California, United States, 95199


Responsibilities

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 UsCreation 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:The Multimedia Arch Frontend team is responsible for improving user experience and performance on TikTok, Including but not limited to data visualizations, web media player optimization with machine learning strategies, etc. We are a frontend and full-stack team that works at the intersection of product and engineering, data and performance optimization. Joining us, you will design, implement and make an impact on TikTok, the world's most downloaded app.

As a Frontend Software Engineer on our team, you will:1. Work closely with our talented backend, product and data team to develop and ship new, innovative user experience and performance data virtualizations and optimization on Tiktok.2. Build world-class frontends, with data virtualizations for big data, deep web tech stack, combine elegance, performance, reusibility and maintainability;3. Optimize TikTok web app related performance by learning and leveraging word class video codec, transcode, and machine learning strategies.4. Promote robust and maintainable code, clear documentation, and deliver high-quality work in a rapid environment.5. Responsible for the front-end research and development of Multimedia Arch.6. Help our team grow from your expertise, experience, and perspectives.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:1. BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related major;2. 3+ years of industry experience in a software development environment;3. Proficiency in Javascript/Typescript, ES5/6, CSS, and various layouts;4. Experience in solving CSS/JS multi-browser compatibility problems and front-end performance optimization;5. Understanding of component-based development ideas, familiarity with React, Angular, Vue.js, or any other equivalent library/framework;6. Good team communication and collaboration skills.7. Excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking skills

Preferred Qualifications:1. Experience on cross-platform development frameworks such as Flutter/React is a plus.2. Understanding of back-end technologies and databases is a plus.3. Experienced with data virtualization is a plus.4. Understanding video codec, video quality optimization or web media player related 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.

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