TikTok

Backend Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)

TikTok$187K — $316K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Computer Science or related field and 1 year of relevant experience; OR Bachelor's with 3 years of experience.
  • 1 year designing scalable, fault-tolerant, low-latency backend systems.
  • 1 year experience in large-scale online software services using Java, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, or Python.
  • 1 year experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
  • Ability to translate business requirements into technical ones and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
  • Experience writing maintainable software in Golang, Java, Python, or C++.
  • Knowledge of backend workflow orchestration architecture.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, UI designers, and engineers on product ideas.
  • Develop and optimize backend architecture for service reliability and performance.
  • Build and maintain user-facing systems capable of handling high query per second rates.
  • Enhance system stability and performance while reducing costs.
  • Deploy software applications and assess user feedback.
  • Adhere to project plans and industry standards.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance from day one.
  • 401(k) savings plan with company matching.
  • Paid parental leave and disability coverage.
  • Life insurance and wellbeing benefits.
  • 10 paid holidays and 10 sick days annually.
  • 17 days of paid personal time with accrual increases over time.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Work closely with product managers, data scientists, UI designers, and other engineers to iterate on data driven product ideas. Develop and optimize backend system design and architecture to ensure service reliability, performance, and extensibility of live streaming content. Build and maintain user-facing serving systems that handle hundreds of thousands of QPS, as well as data pipelines. Work to improve stability and performance and reduce costs. Deploy software programs and evaluate user feedback. Comply with project plans and industry standards.

Qualifications

Qualifications Must have a Master's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Systems, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related field, and 1 year of related work experience; OR a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Systems, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related field, and 3 years of related work experience. Of the required experience, must have 1 year of experience in each of the following: Designing and implementing scalable, fault tolerant, distributed, and low latency backend workflow orchestration architecture; Designing and implementing large-scale, distributed online software services using programming language Java, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, or Python; Designing and implementing scalable RESTful APIs; Working with cross-functional stakeholders to gather business requirements and translate them into technical requirements; and Writing testable, maintainable, and low latency software using high level programming language, including Golang, Java, Python, or C++. Employer: TT Commerce & Global Services LLC Type: Full time, 40 hours/week Location: San Jose, CA Salary Range: $187741 - $316800 per year To Apply, click the apply button below. Contact [redacted] if you have difficulty submitting resume through the website.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency]Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $187741 - $316800 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.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

About TikTok

TikTok is a social media app that allows users to create and share short videos. The app was launched in 2016 by Chinese tech company ByteDance. TikTok has become one of the most popular social media apps in the world, with over 1 billion active users. The app has been downloaded over 2 billion times worldwide. TikTok has faced controversy over its data privacy practices and its potential ties to the Chinese government. In 2020, the app faced a potential ban in the United States, but a deal was reached with Oracle and Walmart to create a new company called TikTok Global.
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Size
1,750 employees
Industry
Founded
2012

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