Python Job: System Software Engineer Graduate - 2023 Start

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, Mumbai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for this future position in 2023. As a graduate, you will get unparalleled opportunities for you to kickstart your career, pursue bold ideas and explore limitless growth opportunities. Co-create a future driven by your inspiration with TikTok.

This role is part of our STE (System Technology & Engineering) team. This team has been committed to research and engineering development in the primary technology fields, such as operating systems, virtualisation and optimisation of essential system software.

This is an excellent opportunity to become more experienced in system-level programming and learn about collaborative working as part of a global team. You will be working on developing operating systems in the user mode and the system-level tools. As a Software System Engineer, you will have a broad range of technical knowledge and specialise in Linux platform and software development. You will sit in between the development and operations teams, and your key focus will be to deliver a first-class platform on that our development teams can build.

This role will involve:

• Designing and developing new Linux kernel features to meet production demands
• Designing and developing the NFV feature, which is related to DPDK/OVS/LB/VPN
• Linux kernel performance analysis, tuning and optimisation for production workloads
• Improve and deploy customised Linux kernel in the data centre
• Collaborate with global cross-function engineering teams

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating in 2023
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating in 2023
• Studying computer science or related technical discipline
• Available for full-time employment from September 2023
• Familiar with the operating system and its components, including basic knowledge of the Linux kernel
• Familiar with C or C++, and a master of at least one of other languages such as Python / Golang / Rust / Java
• Familiar with common data structure and algorithm, multithreading programming and multithreading program performance optimization
• Ability to work in teams to complete the design and implementation of large and medium-sized system software, with good code robustness and preliminary experience in code performance optimization
• Familiar with at least one of either network, storage, memory management, process scheduling, or server hardware architecture

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.