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TikTok · 11 hours ago

Data Engineer, Data Engineering and Analytics - USDS

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$119K/yr - $259K/yr

1+ years exp

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, focused on inspiring creativity and bringing joy. They are seeking a Data Engineer to build, optimize, and grow one of the largest data platforms supporting the TikTok app, ensuring the stability and scalability of data processing systems.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design, implement and maintain reliable, scalable, robust and extensible big data systems that support core products and business

Design, build, and maintain data pipelines utilizing optimal ETL patterns, frameworks, query techniques, sourcing from structured and unstructured data sources to ensure data is easily accessible and can be used effectively by other members of the organization

Extract data from various sources such as APIs, HIVE tables and other structured and unstructured data sources to process and store large volumes of data ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and security

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

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

Optimize pipelines, dashboards, frameworks, and systems to facilitate easier development of data artifacts

Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and data scientists to understand data needs, representing key data insights in a meaningful way

Ability to analyze and visualize data to provide business stakeholders with impactful, actionable insights

Establish solid design and best engineering practice for engineers as well as non-technical people

Qualification

Data engineeringETLBig Data technologiesSQLData visualizationData modelingCommunication skillsProblem-solvingTeam collaborationAttention to detail

Required

Bachelors degree in Statistics, Computer Science or a related technical field involving software or systems engineering, or equivalent practical experience

1+ years of experience working with data analytics and data engineering, including experience with data cleaning and preprocessing, data ingestion and ETL(Extraction, Transformation & Loading), data analysis and dashboard development

1+ years experience building dashboards in Tableau, Power BI or any similar visualization tool

Preferred

Proficiency in distributed data processing using Big Data technologies like Spark/Scala, Python, Hadoop/HDFS/AWS/S3 and Kafka

Proficiency in data modeling, data design, SQL and databases

3+ years of Experience with Big Data technologies (Hadoop, M/R, Hive, Spark, Metastore, Presto, Flume, Kafka, ClickHouse, Flink etc)

Strong background in algorithms and data structures

Experience working with PII and GDPR data

Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical partners

Ability to deliver consistent high quality results while working in a fast paced environment

Passionate, curious, and seeking to tackle every day problems with innovation

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)

Company

TikTok

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TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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