Backend Engineer for Live Platform

TikTok; Sydney; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Backend Software Engineer for the Live Foundation in Sydney. You will design and scale services powering billions of interactions and work with cross-functional teams to build robust architectures.

You should be proficient in Go, Python, Java, or C++, and have strong experience with distributed systems, databases, and messaging frameworks. The role emphasizes performance, reliability, and a continuous learning mindset.

Qualifications

• Proficient in at least one of the languages Go, Python, Java, or C++.
• Experience building scalable, highly available, distributed and mission-critical systems.
• Deep understanding of computer architecture, data structures and algorithms.
• Able to work with diverse stakeholders and communicate effectively.
• Self-driven, eager to learn and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead large-scale technical projects to lay foundation for product scale.
• Develop robust technology to serve billions of users.
• Lead and improve system design for high stability and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work.
• Contribute to engineering strategy, tooling, processes and culture.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

C++

Distributed systems

Algorithms

SQL

Tools

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

Job description

TikTok is seeking a Backend Software Engineer for the Live Foundation in Sydney. You will design and scale services powering billions of interactions and work with cross-functional teams to build robust architectures.

You should be proficient in Go, Python, Java, or C++, and have strong experience with distributed systems, databases, and messaging frameworks. The role emphasizes performance, reliability, and a continuous learning mindset.