Senior Backend Engineer, Global Content E‑Commerce

TikTok Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 218,000 - 388,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Paid parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Paid holidays

Paid sick days

Paid Personal Time

Job summary

TikTok Inc. is seeking a senior backend engineer to develop scalable services for TikTok Shop in the US. You will integrate with partner APIs and design the global product for creator affiliate programs, owning features from initial requirements through post-live analysis.

You will optimize influencer affiliate experiences and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, scalable platform performance for e-commerce content and creators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience building scalable backend services.
• Strong software programming and coding style.
• Knowledge of MySQL, Redis, Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable backend services for TikTok Shop US.
• Integrate TikTok Shop with partner APIs.
• Design and test the global product for creator affiliate.
• Own feature development from requirements to post-live analysis.
• Improve influencer affiliate experiences.

Skills

Backend systems

Java/Golang/Python/C++

Distributed databases

Code quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

MySQL

Redis

Kafka

Job description

TikTok Inc. is seeking a senior backend engineer to develop scalable services for TikTok Shop in the US. You will integrate with partner APIs and design the global product for creator affiliate programs, owning features from initial requirements through post-live analysis.

You will optimize influencer affiliate experiences and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, scalable platform performance for e-commerce content and creators.