Tech Lead, Content E‑Commerce Platform

TikTok

Seattle (WA)

On-site

USD 242,000 - 456,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a senior backend engineering leader to refine the Content E-commerce platform's core architecture, ensuring high availability, scalability, security, and global adaptability. You will drive architectural initiatives from inception to deployment while collaborating with Infra, SRE, and QA to align goals with the roadmap.

You will also lead research into new technologies, mentor engineers, participate in hiring, and support career growth to boost business outcomes across

Qualifications

2+ years leading a software engineering team.
5+ years building large-scale backend systems.
Experience with Internet live-streaming apps and e-commerce.

Responsibilities

Refine and optimize core architecture for high availability, scalability, and security.
Oversee project priorities and drive architectural initiatives from idea to deployment.
Develop and maintain a long-term technical plan to keep the platform at the industry forefront.
Collaborate with Infra, SRE, and QA to align architecture with the roadmap.
Lead research and adoption of new technologies relevant to content e-commerce.
Mentor the engineering team, oversee hiring, and support career progression.

Skills

Tech leadership

Backend systems

Live streaming

E-commerce

Job description

You will also lead research into new technologies, mentor engineers, participate in hiring, and support career growth to boost business outcomes across

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