Senior Software Engineer, Ads Serving and Foundation - USDS

Senior Software Engineer, Ads Serving and Foundation - USDS

About the team:

Tik Tok Ads is helping to power the open internet with the best technology that connects and creates value for millions of advertisers, users, and influencers across the world, driving continuous innovation and significant impact in the digital advertising space. The Ads Infra - Serving and Foundation Team builds advertising systems and integrations that power ads from creation to delivery and the data that influences decisions along the way.

This system spans multiple data centers, supports rapid product iterations, and develops key advertising features.

As part of our team, you will have excellent opportunities to build the end‑to‑end Ads system that encompasses the complete lifecycle, including massive data gathering and processing, highly concurrent, high‑performance, and highly scalable advertising delivery architecture, etc.

In order to enhance collaboration and cross‑functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.

Responsibilities

• Building and operating scalable and reliable ads serving infrastructure systems.

• Communicate cross‑functionally across various teams, organizations and internal and external stakeholders to drive engineering efforts.

• Lead innovation efforts, and bring in new ideas and technologies.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical disciplines.

• 2+ years of working experience and extensive knowledge of modern software tech stack, including large-scale backend systems, and data pipelines.

• Strong Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design), coding skills and problem‑solving skills.

• Curiosity towards new technologies and entrepreneurship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the Ads domain.

• Experience with building large-scale ads serving infrastructure.

About USDS

Tik Tok is the leading destination for short‑form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of Tik Tok in the U.S. This new, security‑first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the Tik Tok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to Tik Tok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained.

The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.

Why Join Us

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.

Diversity & Inclusion

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…