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TikTok

Software Engineer - Recommendation Infrastructure, TikTok Video Social

San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026

Experience
At least 2 years building scalable systems.
Education
Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science or a related field.

About the job

Build and optimize large-scale recommendation infrastructure and services for TikTok’s social experience.

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain high-performance online recommendation services and efficient, reliable data pipelines.
  • Build a globalized large-scale recommendation system.
  • Design and develop high-performance computing frameworks and storage systems.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science or a related field.
  • At least 2 years of experience building scalable systems.
  • Programming experience; listed languages include C, C++, Java, or Golang.
  • Effective communication skills, ownership, and drive.

Nice to have

  • Experience in personalized recommendations, search engines, machine learning, distributed storage systems, or big data frameworks.

Tools

C, C++, Java, Golang

AI focus

Recommendation systems, including candidate generation, profile generation, training-example generation, and real-time online training.

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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)