Backend Software Engineer, TikTok Live (Fund Safety) - Singapore

TIKTOK PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology company in Singapore is seeking a qualified engineer to join their FundSafety team. Responsibilities include leading technical projects related to funds, ensuring transaction consistency, and developing robust technologies. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, with expertise in programming languages such as Go, Python, Java, or C++. This role offers an innovative environment in a rapidly growing tech company.

Qualifications

• 2+ years working experience in scalable, highly available systems.
• Experience with distributed and mission-critical systems.
• Deep understanding of computer architecture and algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead large-scale technical projects related to funds.
• Align with product objectives and coordinate with teams.
• Develop robust technology platform products.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Technical proficiency in Go, Python, Java, C++

Communication skills

Self-driven and positive attitude

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant disciplines

Tools

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

Job description

About TikTok

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.

Responsibilities

About the team TikTok FundSafety team focus has been focusing on all fund related business and make the best user experience to worldwide users. Also we are a new and fast growth team. As a member of FundSafety, millions of dollars need to handle correctly every day inside your platform, focus on transaction, settlement/clear, payment domain, take care of the consistency, reconciliation, script-engine etc. In addition, you need follow the business development progress also, understanding business logic details exactly.

You will:

1. Plan and lead large-scale technical projects, especially fund projects, to lay the foundation for the iterative development and scale of early products.
2. Align with product and org objectives, coordinate with cross functional teams on delivering key results.
3. Develop robust, efficient technology platform products.
4. Contribute to engineering strategy, tooling, processes, and culture.
5. Research and apply cutting‑edge domain and technical knowledge into products.
6. Focus on fund related requirements, be responsible for business strong consistency and validity.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor or above degree in Computer Science or relevant disciplines with 2+ years working experience.
2. As a world‑class engineer, you have rich working experience in scalable, highly available, distributed and mission‑critical systems.
3. Extensive knowledge of modern software tech stack, including front‑end applications, large‑scale backend, data pipeline.
4. Proficient in at least one of the following languages: Go, Python, Java, C++.
5. Deep understanding of computer architecture, data structures and algorithms. In depth knowledge of common databases and messaging frameworks like MySQL/Redis/Kafka.
6. Able to work closely with diverse stakeholders and have good communication skills.
7. Self-driven, positive, cooperative and willing to keep learning enthusiasm at all times.

Preferred Qualification

• Trade/payment experience or real‑time computing platform like Flink/Spark is a plus.