Backend Engineer – Real-Time, Large-Scale Systems

TikTok; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is looking for passionate engineers to join the team building real-time, high-performance distributed systems behind TikTok LIVE Foundation subscriptions. You will work with product managers to deliver the best subscription experience and boost creator-fan engagement.

Join a global tech company with a focus on scalable architecture, reliability, and fast iteration. You will contribute to critical product features and collaborate across teams to ship impactful enhancements at scale.

Qualifications

• Proficient in at least one of Go, Python, Java or C++.
• Experience building scalable, distributed, mission-critical systems.
• Deep understanding of computer architecture, data structures and algorithms.
• Knowledge of databases and messaging frameworks like MySQL, Redis and Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead large-scale technical projects to lay the foundation for iterative development and scale of early products.
• Develop robust, efficient technology that serves 1 billion users.
• Improve system design and architecture for high stability, performance, and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality work in rapid product development.
• Contribute to engineering strategy, tooling, processes and culture to improve R&D quality, efficiency and experience.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

C++

Distributed systems

Algorithms

Tools

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

Job description

TikTok is looking for passionate engineers to join the team building real-time, high-performance distributed systems behind TikTok LIVE Foundation subscriptions. You will work with product managers to deliver the best subscription experience and boost creator-fan engagement.

Join a global tech company with a focus on scalable architecture, reliability, and fast iteration. You will contribute to critical product features and collaborate across teams to ship impactful enhancements at scale.