Backend Engineer, E-commerce Logistics & Supply Chain

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Paid personal time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking an experienced backend engineer to build scalable, secure services for logistics and domestic e-commerce integration. The role emphasizes robust governance, data security, and high-performance systems within a mission-driven team.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in scalable backend design and a passion for engineering excellence, with hands-on experience across Java, Golang, Python, or C++ and related data technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree in CS/IT or related field.
• Experience building highly scalable backend services in Java/Golang/Python/C++.
• Strong programming skills and clean code craftsmanship.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, networking, and security.
• Knowledge of MySQL/Redis/Kafka and related messaging/databases.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable, secure backend services to integrate logistics systems for domestic and TikTok Shop E-commerce.
• Optimize backend systems for data security, modularity, computational efficiency and scalability.
• Deliver best-in-class engineering excellence practices across all product engineering disciplines.

Skills

Backend development

Java/Golang/Python/C++

Code quality

Algorithms

Databases & messaging

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking an experienced backend engineer to build scalable, secure services for logistics and domestic e-commerce integration. The role emphasizes robust governance, data security, and high-performance systems within a mission-driven team.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in scalable backend design and a passion for engineering excellence, with hands-on experience across Java, Golang, Python, or C++ and related data technologies.