Data Engineer, Global

Responsibilities

Data Platform Global Live team empowers the growth of Tik Tok LIVE business through big data. We build high‑quality real‑time and offline data warehouses, create efficient data assets, and explore business‑oriented data solutions. We provide stable and reliable data capabilities for daily operations, analysis, and decision‑making of Tik Tok LIVE features, and robust data support to enhance live performance for streamers.

As a data engineer in the Global Live team, you will build, optimize and grow one of the largest data platforms in the world, gaining hands‑on experience on all kinds of systems in the data platform ecosystem and having a direct and huge impact on the company’s core products and hundreds of millions of users.

• Understanding business problems, designing and implementing easy‑to‑use data solutions for businesses.
• Collaborating with data engineers to understand the data system and provide a smooth data usage experience for data users, including data discovery, data usage guidance, and promotion of the data system.
• Collaborating with business teams from all over the world to drive user growth and revenue growth.

• Good experience in data solutions, such as data consulting, product development, and data tools creation.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and data metrics.
• Have an understanding of data warehousing and the construction ideas of the data system.
• Experience with coding (SQL, Python, etc.).
• Passionate and self‑motivated about using data to drive business decisions.

Tik Tok is the leading destination for short‑form mobile video. At Tik Tok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. Tik Tok’s global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Inspiring creativity is at the core of Tik Tok’s mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people.

We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We’re resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an “Always Day 1” mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless.

Join us.

Tik Tok 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 Tik Tok, 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.

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【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136,800 - $438,000 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.

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