Backend Software Engineer - TikTok Account

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.

At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.

The TikTok Account team provides identity and access related services to TikTok and TikTok ecosystem businesses (Ecommerce, Business, Music, Live). We are building Account as a foundation service to empower business innovations.

As a product and platform team, we build robust and reliable systems to facilitate the company's various directions, also proactively facilitate user account access growth and security. We are facing engineering challenges across scalability, reliability, security and system performance, as well as a wide variety of business challenges.

On this team, you're a big-picture thinker and strategic team-player with a passion for doing what's right.

Responsibilities:
1. Design, test, deploy and maintain backend services and core components of distributed systems.
2. Conduct system designs and code reviews.
3. Collaborate with other engineering teams to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices.
4. Constantly evaluate and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of our systems.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
1. BS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related areas.
2. Experience in one or more programming languages such as Go, Java, C++, Python etc.
3. Abilities to quickly ramp up on new technologies, tools and domain knowledge.
4. Experience in backend server development and database solutions.

Preferred Qualifications
1. Good problem-solving, analytical thinking capabilities and exceptional attention to details.
2. Good communication and collaboration skills.

TikTok 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 TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. 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.