Responsibilities
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Helo, and Resso, 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.
Team Introduction
ByteDance RTC is a world-leading Real-Time Communication service that provides instant and quality multimedia interaction among our customers across the globe. We are building the next generation audio/video processing and compression platform, along with the fastest delivery networks and the richest cloud services.
Popular products by ByteDance are all empowered by our cutting-edge RTC technologies. Working in this team, you will have the opportunity to tackle the challenges of advanced audio/video algorithm design and global large-scale network deliveries while leveraging your expertise in coding, algorithms, data analysis, and large-scale system design.
We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2024. As a graduate, you will get unparalleled opportunities for you to kickstart your career, pursue bold ideas and explore limitless growth opportunities. Co-create a future driven by your inspiration with ByteDance.
Successful candidates must be able to commit to one of the following start dates below:
- January 15, 2024
- February 5, 2024
- March 4, 2024
- May 20, 2024
- June 10, 2024
- July 15, 2024
- August 12, 2024
We will prioritize candidates who are able to commit to these start dates. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply as early as possible.
Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to ByteDance and its affiliates' jobs globally.
Technical Assessment:
Candidates who pass resume evaluation will be invited to participate in Bytedance's technical online assessment in HackerRank.
Responsibilities:
- Analyze and optimize the performance and efficiency of large-scale commercial streaming systems, including but not limited to on-demand video streaming, live video streaming, and real-time communication.
- Design and propose novel algorithms, frameworks, and streaming solutions for emerging media content, including but not limited to 360-degree video, multi-view video, and interactive video with ultra-low latency.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy prototypes into commercial systems.
- Exploit new research directions that may revolutionize future multimedia systems.
Qualifications
- Bachelor, Master or PhD degree in Computer Science, mathematics or a related technical background.
- Solid knowledge of computer science, networking and operating system.
- Good multimedia background such as image/signal processing, video codecs, audio codecs or multimedia streaming.
- Good programming skill with at least one of the following languages: C/C++, Java/Kotlin, Objective C/Swift, Python or Golang.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiar in signal processing, audio compression, audio codec or audio 3A processing algorithms.
- Familiar in network algorithms, such as congestion control, loss recovery, bandwidth estimation, latency measurement and control, socket optimization, or real-time audio/video transmission protocols.
- Experiences in FFmpeg, GStreamer, OBS studio, VLC, x264, x265, WebRTC, RTP/RTCP streaming, or VoIP product.
- Experience with iOS Frameworks such as Core Data and Core Animation or Android SDK.
- Experience with any of the following media servers: nginx rtmp module, Licode, Kurento, mediasoup or Jitsi.
- Experience with video chat, live streaming or video conference.
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.
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Job Information:
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $102400 - $259000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Our Company Benefits Are Designed To Convey Company Culture And Values, To Create An Efficient And Inspiring Work Environment, And To Support Our Employees To Give Their Best In Both Work And Life. We Offer The Following Benefits To Eligible Employees:
We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.
Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.
We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
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