Senior Backend Software Engineer, TikTok Global Architecture

As a grand direction that requires cross-team collaboration, Globalization Architecture currently needs to focus on exploring and resolving issues such as the rational layout of TikToks global data centers, the online and offline architecture based on this layout and global traffic distribution, the top-level design of Globalization Architecture and its guiding principles for Infra components / Mid-Platform / business architecture, as well as what key technologies need to be output to promote architecture upgrades and build best practices for TikToks global business. To achieve these goals more efficiently, we focus on the multi-data center architecture and some key technical areas in online architecture, and each team collaborates closely around Globalization Architecture. The team is mainly responsible for the data storage system and is committed to providing better R&D processes, services, and scenario-based solutions in the data storage field for Globalization scenarios, such as building TikToks global data synchronization hosting capabilities to ensure that the data synchronization architecture remains simple and stable against the backdrop of the increasing number of data center infrastructure.

Responsibilities: - Lead the architecture design, core development, and operation and maintenance of TikToks global database management platform, supporting the intelligent management of database resources across multiple Data center infrastructure. - Responsible for coordinating with each database business team, defining control protocols and data interaction interfaces.

- Analyze and solve problems to meet the requirements of business in aspects such as multi-data center adjustment, availability, stability, compliance, and security. - Deeply understand the requirements of business scenarios, provide the most suitable auxiliary tools for different business scenarios in a targeted manner, and improve the usability, stability, and operation and maintenance capabilities of the TikTok business database.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or above, majoring in computer science, software engineering, communication or related fields, familiar with common data structures and algorithms.
• 5+ years of working experience in software engineering with a focus on distributed systems, cloud computing, or data intensive real-time services.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages (such as Java, Golang, Python, etc.), with good coding habits and code style.
• Proficiently master one or more databases and message middleware, and understand their basic implementation principles and application scenarios.
• Has good business understanding and abstraction abilities, and is good at analyzing and solving problems;
• Good teamwork and communication skills, positive and optimistic attitude, strong sense of responsibility and self-motivation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Has experience in developing database kernels (such as storage engines, query optimization) and distributed database platforms / Middleware, and is familiar with resource scheduling, data synchronization, and disaster recovery architecture design for multi-Data center infrastructure.
• Has extensive experience in Data center infrastructure architecture governance, has led capacity planning and cross-regional traffic management, and can produce technical specifications and Globalization

Best demonstrated practices.