Software Engineer, Global Payment

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 388,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance in California seeks a senior software architect for the Global Payment team to shape architecture for payment acquisitions, disbursements, monitoring, and FX operations across TikTok. You will guide design discussions, optimize processes, and push for scalable, reliable systems.

You will introduce new technologies, coordinate cross-team projects, and ensure architecture aligns with business growth while improving performance and teamwork quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in architecture design for large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience designing and developing massive data and distributed architectures.
• Deep understanding of architectures, data structures, and algorithms.
• Proficient in Java, Python, Golang, C++, or PHP with strong debugging skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork, with product ownership mindset.
• Ability to translate business operations into scalable architecture solutions.

Responsibilities

• Participate in architecture design, requirements discussions, planning and R&D for Global Payment.
• Improve performance and stability by identifying bottlenecks in large-scale systems.
• Lead cross-team project promotion with strong coordination and communication.
• Introduce new technologies and solutions as business needs evolve.
• Drive R&D process optimization and system specification improvements.

Skills

Architecture design

Distributed systems

Java

Python

Golang

C++

PHP

Debugging

Optimization

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Database middleware

Messaging middleware

Distributed systems infrastructure

Job description

Responsibilities

About the Team: The 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.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in and guide the architecture design, business requirements discussion, planning and research, and development of Global Payment
• Participate in the basic work of Global Payment R & D system optimization and R & D process specification optimization
• Analyze and deeply explore the shortcomings of the existing system, locate the bottleneck of the system, and improve the system performance and stability
• Think about various problems deeply in the process of system iteration to improve teamwork efficiency and development quality
• Introduce new technologies and solutions to the team according to the actual needs of the business
• Responsible for the promotion of cross-team key projects using good project management and coordination and communication skills

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other relevant majors or equivalent working experience
• Rich experience in architecture design, with ability to accurately and comprehensively understand business operations, and design reasonable architecture solutions according to business development
• Experience in designing and developing massive data and large-scale distributed systems
• Deep understanding of computer architectures, data structures, and algorithms, and can apply to practical work
• Excellent programming, debugging, and optimization skills, proficient in at least one of the following: Java / Python / Golang /C++/ PHP
• Strong communication and excellent teamwork skills; flexible and motivated
• Strong learning ability and sense of product ownership

Preferred Qualifications:

• Responsible for the business structure of multiple business lines or the entire product line, organized projects of medium or above scale, and have good business awareness/business understanding;
• Deep understanding of various database middleware, messaging middleware, and other infrastructure components of large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience in system development in Internet finance/payment/e-commerce and other fields.

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, 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

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $128000 - $387600 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.