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.

We are looking for motivated individuals interested in complex engineering challenges around one of the most important aspects of TikTok. You will have the opportunity to work closely with a multidisciplinary team of Mobile Engineers, Frontend Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers, Data Engineers, and Data Scientists in a high-impact and fast-paced environment.

As a Backend Engineer on our TikTok Backend Infrastructure team, you will:
1. Responsible for the performance optimization of TikTok servers; and the construction of the company's general performance analysis platform;
2. Optimize the performance of basic components/facilities (storage, computing, language, etc.) to improve server performance;
3. Go deep into business scenarios to solve performance bottlenecks; especially key services, provide optimal architecture from the perspective of performance and efficiency;
4. Think and design related systems, continuously optimize performance work; including performance tools, analysis systems, etc., continuous exploration on best practices.

Qualifications

Job requirements:
5+ years of experience with solid basic knowledge, deep understanding of computer principles;
Master at least one language such as C, C++, Go, Java, PHP, Rust;
Have good communication skills and team awareness, positive and optimistic, and have a sense of responsibility;
Familiar with backend infrastructure and corresponding toolchain development
Ability to lead resolution of complex problems based on technical and business understanding
Excellent problem analysis and problem-solving skills, able and willing to seek challenges, acquire new knowledge.

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 gprd.accommodations@tiktok.com