Backend Engineer

ResponsibilitiesAbout the team 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. The Commercial Platform team is responsible for development of data analytics & data-empowered platform capabilities across Global E-Commerce. Our mission is to empower our users to leverage and extract actionable insights from data to maximise their potential and efficiency on the global e-commerce platform. In essence, we want to extract facts, attribute causes and predict the future from oceans of data; and our fundamental goals are to reflect business impact, leverage data to support key decisions by lowering decision making complexity and optimising decision making efficacy and efficiency. Responsibilities - Undertake the core system research and development work of the global e-commerce operation platform, deeply participate in the construction of multiple core systems, undertake system design, development and maintenance work, and continuously optimize and improve. - Deeply understand the business, possess good business modeling skills, be able to combine business scenario abstraction, reasonably complete technical selection, and promote implementation. - Undertake stability construction work, including domestic and foreign multi-data center scheduling, stability governance, loss prevention and control, disaster recovery downgrade, etc. - Provide professional and technical skills to support the professional growth of individual team members.QualificationsMinimum Qualifications - Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Programming & System Analysis, Science (Computer Studies) or related discipline. - Candidate should have at least 5 years of experience in constructing distributed backend systems. - Proficient in software programming with a deep understanding of data structures and algorithms; demonstrates excellent code design and coding style. - Well-understanding with mainstream distributed system platforms and tools: programming languages (Java/Golang/Python/C++), databases and caches (Mysql/PostgreSQL/Redis), message queue platforms (Kafka/RocketMQ) etc. - Strong software programming capabilities, exhibits good code design and coding style. Preferred Qualifications - Sensitive to data, with experience in developing e-commerce related business products. - Familiarity with big data technology stack including Flink, Spark, ClickHouse, Hive. - Sensitive to business, able to quickly understand business background, with excellent technical and business integration ability, good demand abstraction ability and architecture ability. - Proactive and self-driven, with a deep understanding of business and communication with various roles in the business, able to quickly advance projects and solve problems. - A great collaborator who thrives in fast-paced, culturally diverse global team environments.Job InformationAbout TikTokTikTok 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 UsInspiring 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 & InclusionTikTok 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.