Procurement Agent Engineer

ByteDance; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking a senior backend engineer to own end-to-end Procurement Agents and the System AI Harness, building scalable AI-native services and robust data flows. You will lead AI capabilities, prototype new techniques, and partner with cross-functional teams to ship complete, reliable solutions at scale.

The role emphasizes performance, observability, and mentoring, with ownership of architecture and long-term technical roadmaps within ByteDance's Corporate Information group in the UAE.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• 4+ years backend development experience owning complex, medium-to-large systems end to end.
• Proficient in Golang/Java/Python with backend architecture experience.
• Solid distributed-systems foundation including messaging, databases, caching, async processing.
• Hands-on AI project experience (LLM apps, Agents, RAG, tool calls).
• Strong performance analysis, reliability engineering, and observability practices.
• Experience leading ambiguous problems to concrete, shippable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own Procurement Agents and System AI Harness end to end, from architecture to production.
• Design and evolve core backend services, data flows, integrations for AI-native procurement.
• Lead AI Agent capabilities (planning, tool use, memory, orchestration) in production.
• Prototype and evaluate emerging AI techniques for durable platform capabilities.
• Partner with product and design to deliver complete end-to-end solutions.
• Drive reliability, performance, and code quality improvements.
• Mentor teammates through reviews and architecture guidance.
• Drive mid-to-long-term technical roadmaps and evolution strategies.
• Solve complex problems with proven approaches and help the team.

Skills

Golang

Java

Python

Backend architecture

Distributed systems

AI/LLM basics

Agent frameworks

Code reviews

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Responsibilities

About the team:

We are transforming the traditional procurement system into an AI-native procurement platform, with a strong focus on building Procurement Agents. As part of ByteDance's Corporate Information department, we design and operate corporate service systems that power the company's global growth and enhance the daily efficiency and experience of employees worldwide.

Procurement is a complex, high-value domain defined by long workflows, rich business rules, and real decision-making — and one of the most promising arenas for applying cutting-edge AI Agent technology to large-scale, real-world problems. We are reimagining how employees and business partners interact with procurement through intelligent agents, and building the underlying System AI Harness that lets agents plan, act, and deliver reliably.

You will work at the frontier of AI Agent engineering while developing deep, end-to-end mastery of a complex business domain — exploring emerging technologies and driving lasting impact across both our products and technical foundations.

• Own Procurement Agents and the underlying System AI Harness end to end — from architecture and design through implementation, validation, release, and continuous iteration — leading medium-to-large initiatives to production.
• Design, build, and evolve the core backend services, business logic, data flows, and integrations behind AI-native procurement, with a focus on maintainability, scalability, performance, and operational stability.
• Lead the design and productionization of AI Agent capabilities (planning, tool use, memory, multi-step reasoning, orchestration), turning emerging LLM techniques into reliable, production-grade features that solve real procurement problems at scale.
• Prototype rapidly and evaluate emerging AI techniques with rigor, turning proven approaches into durable platform capabilities and engineering standards.
• Partner with product, design, and cross-functional teams to break down ambiguous, complex problems and ship complete end-to-end solutions.
• Drive continuous improvements in reliability, performance, and code quality through systematic analysis, tuning, and engineering excellence initiatives.
• Mentor teammates through reviews, architecture guidance, and knowledge sharing.
• Drive mid‑to‑long‑term technical roadmaps with clear evolution strategies.
• Solve complex problems with proven approaches, and help the team tackle challenges more effectively.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of backend development experience (or equivalent depth), with a proven track record of owning complex, medium-to-large systems end to end.
• Proficient in Golang / Java / Python (one or more), with solid backend architecture experience and the ability to lead the design of complex services and modules.
• Solid distributed-systems foundation — messaging middleware, relational databases, caching, async processing, and common patterns (idempotency, retries, rate limiting, eventual consistency) — with hands‑on experience building stable, extensible distributed services.
• Hands‑on AI project experience (LLM applications, Agents, RAG, tool/function calling, or AI‑powered features), with the ability to take AI capabilities from prototype to reliable production.
• Strong performance analysis and tuning skills, solid reliability engineering and observability practices, and experience operating production systems at scale.
• Strong logical thinking and problem‑breakdown ability, with experience driving ambiguous problems to concrete, shippable solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building platformized products or shared services across multiple domains, with strong abstraction, domain modeling, and extensibility design skills.
• Deep experience designing and operating large‑scale, high‑concurrency distributed services, with a focus on high availability, scalability, fault tolerance, and graceful degradation.
• Hands‑on experience with AI‑powered applications, Agent‑based products, or AI coding / developer‑productivity tools; familiarity with prompt engineering, RAG, function/tool calling, agent orchestration, and evaluation.
• Practical AI application experience in procurement, supply chain, or other enterprise domains (recommendation, forecasting, optimization, intelligent automation).
• Demonstrated technical leadership in driving cross-team alignment, setting technical direction, and delivering results in complex environments, including mentoring junior engineers.
• Strong drive to turn emerging AI technologies into high‑impact products; high-quality open‑source contributions, research publications, or top‑tier competition achievements are a plus.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are 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 enrich life - a mission we work towards every day. As ByteDancers, 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. 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 & Inclusion

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.