Backend Engineer

TikTok; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social media platform is seeking a Backend Engineer Graduate for its e-commerce team in Singapore starting in 2026. The role involves architecting and developing scalable services while optimizing backend systems. Applicants should be final-year students in a related field and possess strong programming skills in languages such as Go, Python, Java, or C++. Join a dynamic team dedicated to building innovative solutions for a growing e-commerce platform.

Qualifications

• Must be a final year student with a technical background.
• Strong software programming capabilities and good coding style required.
• Familiar with programming languages like Go, Python, Java or C++.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop scalable backend services.
• Optimise systems for data security and computational efficiency.
• Participate in design and code reviews.

Skills

Software Development

Problem-solving

Programming languages (Go, Python, Java, C++)

Data structures and algorithms

Collaboration

Education

Final year in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related

Job description

Backend Engineer Graduate (TikTok Shop - Business Platform) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Location: Singapore

Employment Type: Regular

Job Code: A92984A

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. We aim to bring discovery, inspiration, and joy back to shopping by making TikTok the commerce channel of choice for merchants, creators, and affiliates. We are looking for passionate and talented people to join our product and operations team, to build an e-commerce ecosystem that is innovative, secure and intuitive for our users and brands.

The Promotion Campaign and Operation Team is dedicated to enhancing money efficiency and operational excellence for global campaigns, particularly during major promotional events. We focus on optimizing cost-effectiveness, generating high-quality supply-side data, and improving the merchant experience. By systematically developing promotional data assets and refining operational tools, we empower global e-commerce business lines to deliver data-driven insights and consistently achieve their strategic objectives.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at TikTok.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Candidates who pass resume screening will be invited to participate in TikTok's technical online assessment.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop efficient, highly scalable and secured services.
• Optimise backend systems and services for data security, modularity, computational efficiency and scalability.
• Analyse business and technical requirements carefully to solve challenging problems.
• Participate in design reviews and code reviews.
• Collaborate with fellow engineers, product managers, and business owners in the team to ensure timely delivery of business requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Final year with a background in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Strong software programming capabilities, exhibits good code design and coding style.
• Familiarity with at least one of the programming languages: Go, Python, Java or C++.
• Pragmatic understanding of data structure, algorithm design and analysis, networking, data security, distributed system, and highly scalable systems design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Agile, quick self learner, highly self-motivated with strong sense of product ownership and creative problem solver.
• Deeply passionate about software coding/development and building great mobile/web applications.
• Good collaborator and team player, comfortable working in a fast moving, culturally diverse and globally distributed team environment.
• Experienced in data engineering and familiar with online / offline data processing pipeline development.

By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at [e-mail]

Job Information

TikTok 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 Us

Inspiring 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 & Inclusion

TikTok 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.