Data Engineer, Video Platform - USDS

About TikTok U.S. Data Security

TikTok 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 TikTok 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 TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok 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

Creation 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.



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.



About the team

TikTok video system is a world-leading video platform that provides multimedia storage, delivery, transcoding services. As part of the USDS, the Video Platform team is responsible for building the next generation video processing platform which provides excellent experiences for billions of users around the world.

About the role:

As a Data Engineer, you will be instrumental in shaping strategic decisions within the TikTok video platform. This role emphasizes building, optimizing, and maintaining robust data processing architectures that support new data and ETL pipelines. Your expertise will ensure that data flows reliably and accurately across various systems, empowering stakeholders with high-quality, actionable insights that impact quality of service, quality of experience and cost optimizations.



Responsibilities

- Craft optimal end to end data processing architecture and systems for new data and ETL pipelines

- Design, build, and maintain efficient and reliable data pipelines to move and transform big datadata

- Implement and monitor quality control measures to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency

- Drive internal process improvements and automate manual processes for data quality and service level agreement (SLA) management

- Create and maintain technical documentation, such as data dictionaries, data flow diagrams, and system documentation, to ensure efficient and effective data management and analysis.

- Work closely with data engineering and various vertical teams within the Video platform and cross-functional teams within TikTok USDS