Software Development Engineer

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok 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. Our database development team is responsible for building and owning database products used by TikTok's infrastructure including but not limited to relational databases, distributed cache, key-value stores, document stores, and Graph stores. In this team, you’ll have the opportunity to develop and enhance that NoSQL database service in a cloud-native environment. We embrace a culture of self-direction, intellectual curiosity, openness, and problem-solving. If you are a passionate and experienced engineer with a strong background in cloud database development, eager to contribute to cutting-edge technologies and support mission-critical business systems, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of cloud databases. Responsibilities: -Lead the architecture design of a world-class global distributed graph database. -Drive the iterative development of the distributed query engine and distributed storage engine. -Contribute to critical technologies supporting globally recognized applications, addressing complex requirements in social relationship architecture, recommendation systems, user profiling, knowledge graphs, and more. -Work on diverse and challenging business scenarios, translating advanced distributed system technologies into impactful solutions for millions of users. Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree or above in computer science, communication, or related fields. - Proficient in at least one or multiple languages from C++/Rust/Go in the Linux environment. - Familiar with principles, architecture, and implementation of database systems like RocksDB/MySQL/CockroachDB/HBase. - Strong communication and teamwork skills. Preferred Qualifications: - Understanding of technical challenges in cloud service architecture and corresponding solutions. - Experience in high-traffic, large-concurrency scenarios, with NoSQL database kernel development experience. 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. ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2