Payments Systems Architect: High-Concurrency & Resilience

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term disability coverage

Long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Paid holidays

Paid sick days

Paid personal time

Restricted stock units

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking a backend engineer to upgrade the global payment system architecture and design disaster-tolerant strategies to ensure system stability during peak periods.

The role requires building scalable, low-latency services with a focus on high-concurrency environments and payments experience. You will lead cross-team projects to optimize performance and reliability in a fast-paced tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is required.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language such as Java, Go, or Python.
• Experience with high-concurrency systems and a background in the payment industry are highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Upgrade the global payment system architecture and develop disaster tolerance and degradation strategies to ensure stability.
• Identify system bottlenecks and lead cross-team projects to maintain performance during peak business periods.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement scalable solutions for payment processing.

Skills

System Architecture

Payment Systems

Disaster Recovery

High Concurrency

C++

Java

Go

Python

Shell

Project Management

Troubleshooting

Analytical Thinking

Cross-team Coordination

Backend Development

Service Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

ByteDance is seeking a backend engineer to upgrade the global payment system architecture and design disaster-tolerant strategies to ensure system stability during peak periods.

The role requires building scalable, low-latency services with a focus on high-concurrency environments and payments experience. You will lead cross-team projects to optimize performance and reliability in a fast-paced tech environment.