Welcome to the Video and Edge – Media Network team! As the global demand for live streaming and real-time communication continues to grow—especially with TikTok’s increasing focus on enhancing live user experiences—building a cost-efficient, globally accessible streaming media network has become more critical than ever. Behind TikTok’s most popular products lies the power of our cutting-edge live streaming and real-time communication technologies. By joining our team, you’ll have the opportunity to tackle the complex challenges of large-scale global network transmission and leverage your expertise in programming, algorithms, data analysis, and large-scale system design.

Responsibilities:
Streaming Media Cost Operation Management and Efficiency Platform Development
- Lead R&D efforts on TikTok media network cost breakdown, attribution, and forecasting;
- Develop and implement cost optimization strategies for TikTok’s live streaming and real-time communication infrastructure;
- Continuously monitor and analyze cost trends in TikTok’s live streaming and real-time communication services to identify further optimization opportunities;
- Build efficiency platforms to enhance workflow productivity. Optimizing the Global Architecture of the Media Network
- Enhance global coverage and transmission quality for live streaming and real-time communication, continuously improving user experience;
- Design and implement unified scheduling algorithms, including cross-time zone peak traffic shifting, 95th percentile bandwidth scheduling, and price-based scheduling to optimize network performance and cost efficiency.