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Back End Software Engineers

Pay
$185,000 – $280,000 per year
Location
San Jose, CA
Listed
3 days ago

About the role

Senior Backend Software Engineer, Global E-commerce Governance Platform

  • San Jose
  • Regular
  • R&D
  • Job ID: W8362

Responsibilities

  • 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 its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Responsibilities

  • Build e-commerce solutions for TikTok Shop for the US market by working closely with design, product, and other cross-functional teams in developing efficient, highly scalable, and secured services using backend service experience.
  • Design and develop medium-complexity backend systems, services, and/or new features for information-security, compliance, anti-fraud, business governance, and customer experience.
  • Help the leader to come up with the shortand mid-term technical roadmap of responsible services and drive its implementation.
  • Improve system design and architecture to ensure high stability and performance of the services. Improve product quality through bug fixes, performance analysis, and tuning.
  • Help to grow the team by hiring and mentoring peer Engineers.

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications
  • Solid problem-solving skills and strong software programming capabilities, exhibits good code design and coding style.
  • Deep understanding of data structure, algorithm design and analysis, networking, data security and highly scalable systems design.
  • Ability to provide elegant and efficient design solutions
  • In-depth knowledge of common databases and messaging frameworks like MySQL/Redis/Kafka/MQ etc.
  • Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor or higher degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline
  • Minimum 5 years of experience developing highly scalable backend services and systems using at least one of Java/Golang/Python.

Additional information

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.

Job Information

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Pay and benefits

Compensation Description (annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $185,000-$280,000 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.
  • For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
  • Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
  • Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
  • Exercising sound judgment.

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 joya 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 impactfor ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve. Join us.

Global e-commerce is a content e-commerce business with international short video product as the carrier. It is committed to becoming the first choice for users to discover and purchase good products with affordable prices. Global e-commerce business team hopes to provide users with more tailored and efficient consumption experience, enabling merchants to receive stable and reliable platform services in different scenarios such as live e-commerce, short video content e-commerce, so as to make more affordable and high-quality products sell easily and a better life within reach.

E-Commerce's Governance Platform is a global team responsible for ensuring a safe and trustworthy marketplace for not only our buyers, but also our sellers and creators. We constantly work on areas such as risk detection abilities, fairness and sustainability of the E-Commerce ecosystem, content and commodity quality to drive improvement.

About the Company

Jobs for Humanity is collaborating with Upwardly Global and with Tiktok to build an inclusive and just employment ecosystem. We support individuals coming from all walks of life.

Company Name: Tiktok

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