Backend Software Engineer - TikTok Live (Fund Safety) - Singapore Singapore Technology - Backend Regular

TikTok; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Backend Software Engineer for TikTok Live FundSafety in Singapore. The role focuses on planning and delivering large-scale fund-related backend projects with emphasis on reliability and performance.

You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure consistency and build robust systems, contributing to engineering strategy and applying advanced knowledge to product development. Join a fast-growing team handling significant financial data daily for a global user base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, with strong foundational knowledge.
• 2+ years of work experience in backend systems or internet-scale platforms.
• Proficient in at least one of Go, Python, Java, or C++ and strong data structures knowledge.
• Experience with distributed systems, databases (MySQL/Redis) and messaging (Kafka).
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Preferred: 3+ years in a large-scale internet business; real-time processing exposure is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead large-scale technical projects, especially fund-related initiatives.
• Align with product and org objectives, coordinate with cross-functional teams on delivering results.
• Develop robust, efficient platform products for fund safety and related processes.
• Contribute to engineering strategy, tooling, processes, and culture.
• Research and apply cutting-edge domain knowledge to products.
• Focus on fund-related requirements, ensuring strong consistency and data validity.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend development

Go

Python

Java

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Job description

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

Location:

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A86718A

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Responsibilities

About the teamTikTok 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 domin, take care of the consistency, reconciliation, script-engine etc. In addition, you need follow the business development progress also, understanding business logic details exactly.

• 1. Plan and lead large-scale technical projects, espespecially 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

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

Preferred Qualification

• 1. Minimum 3 years relevant work experience from a large-scale internet business
• 2. Has trade/payment experience or real-time computing platform like flink/spark is a plus

Job Information

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.

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