Responsibilities

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.

The e-commerce industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years and has become a hotly contested space amongst leading Internet companies, and its future growth cannot be underestimated.

With millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-commerce experience to our users. Our product engineering team is responsible for building an e-commerce ecosystem that is innovative, secure and intuitive for our users. We are looking for passionate and talented people to join us as we drive the future of e-commerce here at TikTok.

As a Backend Engineer, you will:
- Design, develop, test, and continuously improve business users experiences on the E-Commerce products.
- Deploy, troubleshoot, and operate large distributed systems.
-Optimize reliability, availability, and performance of globally distributed systems.
- Analyze product objectives to deliver results aligned with project goals.
- Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. Collaborate with PM and R&D teams globally, in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

Who We're Looking For:
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related areas
- 5+ years of experience in one or more programming languages such as Go, Java, Python etc.
- In depth knowledge of common databases and messaging frame works like MySQL, Redis, Kafka etc.
- Strong software programming capabilities, exhibits good code design and coding style

Preferred Qualifications:
- Deep understanding of data structure, algorithm design and analysis, networking, data security and highly scalable systems design
- Exhibit good problem-solving skills and team communication / collaboration skills
- Hands-on experience with large-scale system design and E-Commerce products experience

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.

TikTok 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