Engineering Manager - Global E-Commerce Customer Business

ByteDance; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 198,360 - 416,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

A leading global tech company is looking for an experienced backend engineer to develop highly scalable services and drive engineering excellence. This role requires 5+ years of experience with Java, Golang, Python, or Scala, alongside leadership capabilities. The position offers a competitive salary range of $198,360 - $416,100 annually and a comprehensive benefits package. Join a fast-paced environment where innovation drives impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing highly scalable backend services using Java/Golang/Python/Scala/C++.
• At least 2 years of technical or team leadership experience.
• Exhibits strong product/business understanding.

Responsibilities

• Build an intuitive and reliable shopping experience for users.
• Develop data insights capabilities for users to maximize revenue potential.
• Lead research & development for backend system optimizations.

Skills

Software programming

Data structure

Algorithm design

Networking

Data security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields

Tools

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

Job description

Responsibilities

Global E-commerce is a content e-commerce business with international short video product as the carrier. It is committed to becoming the first choice for users to discover and purchase good products with affordable prices. Global E-commerce business team hopes to provide users with more tailored and efficient consumption experience, enabling merchants to receive reliable platform services in different scenarios such as live E-commerce, short video content E-commerce, so as to make more affordable and high‑quality products sell easily and a better life within reach.

• Be responsible for building an intuitive and reliable shopping experience, including browsing product details, check‑out, shopping, return, refund, etc.
• Be responsible for Promotion and Campaign, building platforms and tools for merchants, clients, and business to manage campaigns, deliver best results, and receive actionable insights.
• Develop data insights capabilities for global e‑commerce platforms, enabling users to extract actionable insights and intelligence from data to maximize their revenue potential and decision‑making efficacy.
• Collaborate closely with product and data teams to evolve data‑empowered capabilities in data visualization, operational analysis, intelligent diagnosis, product/strategy optimization, market intelligence, etc verticals.
• Drive continuous improvements to engineering excellence and efficiency, lead research & development into key areas of optimizations for backend systems and services, including data security, systems architecture, and computational efficiency & scalability.
• Drive and shape the growth of a highly effective product engineering team, provide professional and technical leadership to support the professional growth of individual team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or above degree in Computer Science or related fields from accredited and reputable institutions.
• 5+ years of experience developing highly scalable backend services and systems using at least one of Java/Golang/Python/Scala/C++, with at least 2+ years of technical or team leadership experience.
• Strong software programming capabilities, exhibits good code design and coding style.
• Deep understanding of data structure, algorithm design and analysis, networking, data security, and highly scalable systems design.
• In‑depth knowledge of common databases and messaging frameworks like MySQL/Redis/Kafka etc.
• Exhibits strong product/business understanding, able to align product engineering directions to support current and future products and business.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are 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 enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, 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. 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

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually): The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $198360 - $416100 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure). The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
3. Exercising sound judgment.