Data Engineer, Ad Data
Summary
Build and maintain scalable ETL pipelines and data warehouses to power TikTok’s ad platform, using Spark, Hive, and Python.
Discover a career that energizes and excites you every day.
@2026 TikTok
Technology
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Employment Type:
Regular
Job Code:
A66017
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Responsibilities
- Work with product managers and operations team to design data-related products.
- Communicate with engineers, product managers and product analysts to understand data needs.
- Build up data expertise and own data quality for allocated areas.
- Design, build and launch new data ETL processes in production.
- Support existing streaming and batch system in production, solve the on-call issues.
- Define and manage SLA for all data sets in allocated areas.
- Work with data infrastructure to triage infra issues and drive to resolution.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field, Computer Science or Mathematics.
- At least 2 years of experience in the data warehouse space.
- At least 2 years of experience with schema design and dimensional data modeling.
- At least 2 years of experience in custom ETL design, implementation and maintenance.
- At least 2 years of experience working with big data technologies such as Hadoop, Hive, Spark, etc., and a minimum of 2 years of experience with SQL statements.
- Hands-on experience with at least one programming language, e.g., Python; familiarity with AI tools and hands-on experience applying them to improve productivity and problem-solving.
- Good communication skills, including the ability to identify and communicate data-driven insights.
Job Information
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok 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 TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. 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.