Backend Platform Engineer: Scalable Distributed Systems

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 256,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok in San Jose seeks a backend engineer to design and implement core services for a global copyright protection platform. You will write high-quality Go code across complaint intake, enforcement, and appeals, and contribute to a reliable event-driven architecture with cross-region routing and data consistency.

You\'ll collaborate with product, front-end, and algorithm teams, optimize databases (MySQL/NoSQL), and help scale systems to billions of events while maintaining performance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Proficiency in Go, Java, or C++ with backend focus.
• Experience with MySQL, Redis, MongoDB; performance tuning basics.

Responsibilities

• Participate in architecture design and develop core backend services in Go.
• Build event-driven pipelines and cross-region data flows.
• Design and optimize databases for large-scale data.
• Develop RESTful APIs and RPC interfaces for internal/external use.
• Collaborate with product, front-end, and algorithm teams to deliver on time.

Skills

Go

Java

C++

RESTful API design

Linux basics

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS

Tools

MySQL

Redis

MongoDB

Docker

Kubernetes

gRPC

Thrift

Job description

TikTok in San Jose seeks a backend engineer to design and implement core services for a global copyright protection platform. You will write high-quality Go code across complaint intake, enforcement, and appeals, and contribute to a reliable event-driven architecture with cross-region routing and data consistency.

You\'ll collaborate with product, front-end, and algorithm teams, optimize databases (MySQL/NoSQL), and help scale systems to billions of events while maintaining performance and