Backend Engineer - Real-Time Live Revenue Platform

TikTok; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok Live Revenue Engineering team in Sydney is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to help build and scale the revenue ecosystem, including gifting and live features, for billions of users and creators. You will contribute to real-time, high-performance infrastructure and collaborate with product managers to deliver impactful features.

You will work on large-scale projects, implement robust services, and drive engineering best practices, with a strong emphasis on distributed systems,

Qualifications

• Experience in scalable, distributed systems.
• Proficient in at least one of the languages Go, Python, Java, C++.
• Knowledge of databases and messaging systems (MySQL/Redis/Kafka).
• Strong communication with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead large-scale technical projects to support iterative development and scale of early products.
• Develop robust, efficient technology products that serve 1 billion users.
• Contribute to engineering strategy, tooling, processes, and culture.
• Research and apply cutting-edge domain and technical knowledge into products.

Skills

Distributed systems

Go

Python

Java

C++

Communication

Tools

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

Job description

TikTok Live Revenue Engineering team in Sydney is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to help build and scale the revenue ecosystem, including gifting and live features, for billions of users and creators. You will contribute to real-time, high-performance infrastructure and collaborate with product managers to deliver impactful features.

You will work on large-scale projects, implement robust services, and drive engineering best practices, with a strong emphasis on distributed systems,