Graduate Backend Engineer – Scalable, Secure Microservices

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture in Seattle is seeking a backend engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure software systems powering core services such as Recommendations, Search, and E-Commerce. You will work on high-throughput microservices and compliance pipelines for US users.

Candidates should have strong CS fundamentals and experience with Go, C++, Java, or Python. On-site work in Seattle is expected, with onboarding by year-end and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in CS/Engineering/Math/Statistics or related discipline.
• Solid background in Data Structures, Algorithms, Computer Systems, and Software Design.
• Strong coding skills in 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; implement monitoring, logging, and fault-tolerance.

Skills

Go

C++

Java

Python

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Math/Statistics

Tools

Kafka

RocketMQ

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture in Seattle is seeking a backend engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable, secure software systems powering core services such as Recommendations, Search, and E-Commerce. You will work on high-throughput microservices and compliance pipelines for US users.

Candidates should have strong CS fundamentals and experience with Go, C++, Java, or Python. On-site work in Seattle is expected, with onboarding by year-end and opportunities for growth.