Open Platform Architect - Global API & Developer Ecosystem

TikTok Pte. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok Pte. Ltd. is seeking a senior architect for the Open Platform team to lead end-to-end architecture across API platforms, partner integrations, and developer experience. You will shape standards, influence multiple regions, and drive scalable, secure platform services.

The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, microservices, API design, and security governance, with a track record of mentoring engineers and delivering high-impact platform programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering with ownership of architecture for large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience designing service-oriented/microservice architectures with high availability and performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of API architecture, authentication/authorization, rate limiting, versioning, developer experience, and platform governance.
• Deep knowledge of distributed systems: consistency, concurrency, caching, messaging/streaming, multi-region resilience.
• Hands-on ability to produce high-quality technical designs and code-reading capability.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive end-to-end architecture for Open Platform domains including API platforms, partner integration frameworks, developer experience, and core platform services.
• Set technical strategy and architecture standards across multiple teams and systems.
• Lead design reviews and align stakeholders across product engineering, infrastructure, security, and compliance across regions.
• Identify scalability and reliability bottlenecks; design long-term solutions for high-traffic, low-latency, globally distributed systems.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers; raise the bar for engineering quality and operational excellence.
• Evaluate new technologies and guide pragmatic adoption (e.g., platform frameworks, cloud patterns, distributed data systems).
• Drive cross-team execution for large initiatives: architecture roadmap, risk management, and delivery governance.

Skills

API architecture

Distributed systems

Microservices

Security governance

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering

Tools

REST/gRPC

Job description

TikTok Pte. Ltd. is seeking a senior architect for the Open Platform team to lead end-to-end architecture across API platforms, partner integrations, and developer experience. You will shape standards, influence multiple regions, and drive scalable, secure platform services.

The role requires deep expertise in distributed systems, microservices, API design, and security governance, with a track record of mentoring engineers and delivering high-impact platform programs.