Backend Engineer, TikTok Creation Platform

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices, including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, 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.

TikTok Creation Platform team is responsible for the content creation entry points of TikTok. As a backend team, we work together with the product team and other cross-functional teams, to explore the next era of TikTok including new formats (e.g. photo mode, text mode), to build a trusted platform with privacy and security, and to drive the evolution of TikTok infrastructures including the next-gen data model, and ultimately support TikTok to become an awesome app.

If you join us, you will have the opportunity to:

1. Directly design/develop features touching >100M users, and bring real-world impact
2. Work closely in a team with diversity and intelligence, develop and sometimes even propose new product ideas
3. Evolve the architecture of distributed backend systems, bring a flexible and stable infrastructure to better support TikTok's future
4. Deliver high-quality products quickly with cross-functional teams

Qualifications

Qualifications:

1. BS/MS Degree in Computer Science or related major, with 2+ years of working experience.
2. Experienced in building backend services for large-scale consumer-facing applications or a good understanding of business
3. Proficient in at least one of the following languages or other related ones: Java, Go, C++, Python.
4. Deep understanding of computer architectures, data structures, and algorithms.
5. Have good team communication and collaboration skills.
6. Responsible, self-motivated, and have a growth mindset.

Bonus if you:

1. Proficient in English speaking and writing
2. Hold a high bar for code quality and style
3. Have an SRE mindset and understand the stability and extensibility of a system
4. Good at cross-functional communications

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.

TikTok 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

Job Information:

Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $145000 - $250000 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.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

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