Software Engineer, Financial Product and Solution - Global Payment (San Jose) Technology - Backend San Jose Regular

Bytedance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance's Global Payment team builds payment solutions for users worldwide, covering acquisitions, disbursements, FX, and monitoring to ensure a smooth experience on platforms like TikTok.

The role focuses on designing high-availability financial systems, supporting international payments, and driving architectural improvements with cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include high-availability, distributed large-scale system design and R&D experience.
• Proficiency in at least one of Java/Python/Golang/C++/PHP.

Responsibilities

• Build overseas financial products and solutions for global consumers and partners; participate in international payments platform work.
• Design future-proof architectures for complex payment systems; ensure scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Identify gaps in existing systems and propose optimizations to improve customer experience and performance.
• Contribute to design reviews, assess project quality, and foster teamwork across multiple teams.

Skills

Distributed systems

Large-scale design

Programming languages

Team coordination

Job description

Join us as we work together to inspire creativity and enrich life around the globe.

Location:

San Jose

Team:

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A128193

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Responsibilities

About Global PaymentThe Global Payment team of ByteDance provides payment solutions - including payment acquisitions, disbursements, transaction monitoring, payment method management, foreign exchange conversion, accounting, reconciliations, and so on to ensure that our users have a smooth and secure payment experience on ByteDance platforms including TikTok.

• Build overseas Financial Product and Solution suitable for consumers to support global ecological business and global users. Participate in the team work of the international payment platform, including system design, research and development, technological innovation, cultural construction, etc;
• Future-oriented architecture design of complex payment business-related systems, master the design ability of large-scale distributed systems, ensure the design quality of the system and consider the overall technical cost (development, operation, maintenance, reliability);
• Consider the deficiencies and bottlenecks of existing businesses and systems, and propose optimization solutions to optimize customer experience and improve system performance and stability;
• Participate in the design and review of technical projects, evaluate and control the quality of projects, think about various problems in the process of system iteration, and promote the improvement of teamwork efficiency and R&D quality.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualification(s):- Experienced in high-availability, distributed large-scale system design and R&D experience, solid programming foundation, good programming habits and code review experience, proficient in at least one of Java/Python/Golang/C++/PHP;
• In-depth understanding of distributed, cache, message, search, recommendation and other mechanisms, and can reasonably apply distributed common technologies to solve practical problems; excellent experience in online positioning and problem solving;
• Master the core skills of system design and analysis, in-depth and able to grasp the key details, have strong project management capabilities, be able to actively communicate, coordinate and plan execution across teams, and be result-oriented;
• Have practical experience in building distributed systems with high availability and financial security, and have a professional attitude and respect for online business security;
• Preferred Qualification(s):- Minimum 4 years relevant work experience from a large-scale internet business;
• Experience in fintech, domestic or international online payment is preferred;
• Those with international team work experience are preferred.

Job Information

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

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