Backend Engineer: Scalable Microservices & Security

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) match

Parental leave

Wellbeing benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture is seeking engineers to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure backend systems for US users. You will work on core infrastructure, high-throughput services, and compliance pipelines that power product features with strong security and privacy protections.

Successful candidates will join a mission-driven team and should be available to onboard by year-end. Rolling reviews apply as applications are submitted for multiple teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Statistics, or related field.
• Strong background in Data Structures, Algorithms, Computer Systems, and Software Design.
• Proficiency in at least one modern language: Go, C++, Java, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy production-grade backend microservices and distributed systems.
• Continuously optimize system performance, latency, memory utilization, and resource efficiency; build robust monitoring and fault-tolerance.

Skills

Go

C++

Java

Python

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/Engineering/Math

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture is seeking engineers to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure backend systems for US users. You will work on core infrastructure, high-throughput services, and compliance pipelines that power product features with strong security and privacy protections.

Successful candidates will join a mission-driven team and should be available to onboard by year-end. Rolling reviews apply as applications are submitted for multiple teams.