Software Engineer, Data Aggregation

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
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.

This is a group of experts who collect and combine data from different sources and formats. They use various ways to process, analyze, and present the data in a meaningful and useful way. They also provide insights and solutions based on the data to support the organization or its customers. They help to improve the decision-making and performance of the organization. This group is a very important part of the organization’s data strategy and management.

Responsibilities
1. Familiar with one of Python/Java/Go/C++ with demonstrable coding ability.
2. Familiar with mainstream data aggregation technologies and frameworks, such as Selenium/Puppeteer/Scrapy/PhantomJS, etc.
3. Familiarity and practical experience in tackling common anti-crawling methodologies & strategies.
4. Familiarity and demonstrable expertise in reverse engineering, web security, and data obfuscation, unpacking, analysis and mining is a plus.
5. Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialised utility programs.
6. Analyse user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
7. Update software, enhances existing software capabilities, and develops and direct software testing and validation procedures.