Software Engineer (Payments Architecture) - Global Payment - San Jose

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

The role involves upgrading the global payment system architecture and developing disaster tolerance and degradation strategies to ensure stability. The engineer will identify system bottlenecks and lead key cross-team projects to maintain performance during peak business periods.

Requirements:

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and proficiency in at least one backend language like Java, Go, or Python. Experience with high-concurrency systems and a background in the payment industry are highly valued.

Key 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

Benefits:

• 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