Responsibilities
TikTok will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require TikTok's sponsorship of a visa.
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, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
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.
About the Team
The Microservice Framework team, based in Singapore focuses on in-depth research on programming languages, RPC frameworks, and high-performance middleware. We provide the company with research and development frameworks, high-performance middleware, service mesh, and unified Governance platforms. Among them, the Golang framework (Kitex) has been applied to tens of thousands of services carrying over billions of QPS in total and is at the forefront of the industry in terms of performance and scalability. Service Mesh and our traffic management platforms cover most of the company's businesses. You will have the chance to participate in cutting-edge research and development, working with our team to build the next generation of service communication frameworks.
Joining our department, you can look forward to growing and developing through ample opportunities in training and exposure. We look forward to your application!
What you will be doing:
1. Develop, optimise, and maintain the RPC framework, improving performance, stability, and scalability issues;
2. Optimise the performance of microservices for business services, providing high-performance foundational components;
3. Build a new microservices architecture to solve existing problems in microservices.
Qualifications
What you should have:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related major;
- At least 1 year of relevant experience in RPC Frameworks / Service Mesh / Traffic Management Systems;
- Interest in computer science and internet technology with high proficiency in at least one programming language, including but not limited to Golang, Java, Python, Rust;
- Good understanding of RPC principles and frameworks such as Kitex / gRPC / bRPC / Dubbo / Thrift;
- Good understanding of network programming and protocols such as HTTP/HTTP2, TCP;
- Excellent problem-solving skills, able to effectively identify and address complex issues;
- Good teamwork skills, able to work effectively in a multitasking environment;
- Solid computer basic knowledge, in-depth understanding of data structure, algorithms, and operating system knowledge.
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.
