Backend Architect, Shop Governance Platform

TikTok; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Backend Architect for TikTok Shop Governance. You’ll own the architecture and technical direction of a governance sub-domain, shaping scalable, reliable platforms and coordinating across regions to handle complex workflows. Strong systems design and AI tooling experience are valued.

You will drive long-term evolution plans, balance trade-offs, and work with multiple teams to deliver high-impact projects in a fast-paced e-commerce environment.

Qualifications

• Experience owning a core system or critical platform capability and explaining boundaries and trade-offs.
• Familiarity with highly available, high-concurrency distributed systems and middleware.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (Golang, Python or Java).
• Experience applying AI tools to engineering or business workflows is preferred.
• Experience across countries/languages/regions and cross-market differences is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and technical direction of a defined sub-domain within TikTok Shop governance.
• Understand complex business scenarios and drive long-term evolution plans from goals to delivery.
• Design scalable, maintainable systems balancing delivery, platform development, and reliability.
• Evolve business-specific solutions into reusable platform capabilities, with trade-offs.
• Improve existing systems by addressing architectural weaknesses, performance and scalability.
• Apply AI to engineering systems and integrate AI coding tools into workflows.
• Collaborate across teams and regions to deliver complex projects.

Skills

Architecture design

Golang

Python

Java

Distributed systems

Data structures & algorithms

AI coding tools

Cross-region collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science/IT/Software Engineering

Job description

TikTok is seeking a Backend Architect for TikTok Shop Governance. You’ll own the architecture and technical direction of a governance sub-domain, shaping scalable, reliable platforms and coordinating across regions to handle complex workflows. Strong systems design and AI tooling experience are valued.

You will drive long-term evolution plans, balance trade-offs, and work with multiple teams to deliver high-impact projects in a fast-paced e-commerce environment.