Senior Backend Engineer – Growth & AIGC Systems

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

Job summary

TikTok Inc. is seeking a backend engineer to design and develop scalable systems that power user growth and content optimization across TikTok platforms. You will work at the intersection of product, data, engineering, and AI-driven content technologies to deliver high-impact solutions.

Required are 3+ years in backend or distributed systems, plus experience with Go, Python, Java, or C++. You will own complex projects end-to-end and collaborate across teams to drive measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in backend engineering or distributed systems.
• Experience designing and building large-scale backend services or consumer-facing platforms.
• Experience with content, growth, recommendation, experimentation, or search-related systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend systems powering user growth and content optimization across TikTok platforms.
• Drive growth initiatives across search, discovery, and emerging traffic channels.
• Develop AIGC-powered solutions and scalable systems for content optimization and experimentation.
• Build and improve core growth and content systems with focus on scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Lead complex projects end-to-end from design to production rollout with strong ownership of quality and business impact.
• Collaborate with product, data, algorithm, and design teams to deliver cross-functional solutions.
• Contribute to engineering excellence through design, code quality, and operational best practices.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

C++

Distributed systems

System design

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

TikTok Inc. is seeking a backend engineer to design and develop scalable systems that power user growth and content optimization across TikTok platforms. You will work at the intersection of product, data, engineering, and AI-driven content technologies to deliver high-impact solutions.

Required are 3+ years in backend or distributed systems, plus experience with Go, Python, Java, or C++. You will own complex projects end-to-end and collaborate across teams to drive measurable business impact.