Backend Engineer, Video-On-Demand - 2025 Start

at  ByteDance

Founded in 2012, ByteDance’s mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok and Helo as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of ByteDance’s purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That’s how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve.
Join us.
Team Introduction
The team serves TikTok and other international businesses, including the back-end systems of modules such as multimedia uploading, playback distribution, platformization, stability, etc. The user base is large and the system complexity is high. It is the core main value chain of TikTok. Do you want to know how TikTok videos are uploaded efficiently? Do you want to know how TikTok videos play smoothly? Welcome to join us.
We are looking for talented individuals to join us in 2025. 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 Bytedance.
Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to ByteDance and its affiliates’ jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor’s degree or above, majoring in computer science, mathematics or related fields.
2. Proficient in one or more languages such as C/C++, Go, Python, Java under the Linux environment, with good programming habits and logical implementation capabilities.
3. Be positive and optimistic, have a strong sense of responsibility, and have good team communication and collaboration skills.
4. Have a strong learning ability, have a strong thirst for knowledge, curiosity and enterprising spirit, and be able to pay attention to and learn the latest technologies in the industry in a timely manner.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Have a good foundation in the application of networks, storage, and operating systems, and possess good logical and speculative abilities.
2. Expertise in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
3. Experience with CDN, Multimedia.
   ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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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1. Be responsible for the back-end research and development of multimedia audio and video on-demand products, including but not limited to engineering architecture services such as upload, playback, and platform;
2. Participate in the optimization of audio and video upload and playback experience, cost, etc., and participate in the guarantee of the stability of basic services;
3. Participate in and promote the platform construction of the team to ensure the rapid development of the business and the efficient iteration of requirements;
4. Work closely with product managers, client teams, and algorithm teams to provide industry-leading end-to-end multimedia on-demand solutions