Senior Backend Engineer - Global E-Commerce - Merchandise Operations - San Jose

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, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Why Join Us: Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. 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. At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.

The e-commerce industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years and has become a hotly contested space amongst leading Internet companies. With millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-commerce experience to our users. Our product engineering team is responsible for building an e-commerce ecosystem that is innovative, secure, and intuitive for our users.

Team Intro:

Products are the cornerstone of E-commerce, and GMV is the ultimate goal of E-commerce. The Tiktok Shop Merchandise Operations team is responsible for providing TikTok E-commerce sellers with rich and scientific product management methods and tools. By enhancing the platform's product richness and price competitiveness, we continuously incubate and nurture more high-quality and explosive products, ultimately achieving greater GMV growth.

What we do:

1. Merchandise operations connect people with goods. Here, we directly serve E-commerce GMV and order volume. All business strategies and system constructions revolve around expanding GMV.
2. Participate in designing and optimizing industry-leading billion-level product architectures, enabling high-quality products to better connect with TikTok users.
3. Engage in many crucial processes in business activities, such as product selection, pricing, bargaining, and explosive product cultivation, strengthening commercial thinking.
4. Lead large-scale projects involving dozens of participants.

As a backend engineer, you will:

1. Undertake system development work related to TikTok Shop merchandise operations, participate in the construction of multiple core systems, and continuously optimize and improve them.
2. Participate in the design, development, and maintenance of multiple core aspects in the field of merchandise operations, including supply, pricing, and new product incubation.
3. Benchmark the industry and continuously plan to enhance the basic capabilities of merchandise operation-related systems, optimizing openness and scalability.
4. Participate in TikTok E-commerce architecture improvements, focusing on system stability and high availability.
5. Explore new business models for TikTok Commerce.

Qualifications

1. BS/MS Degree in Computer Science or related major, 5+ years of industry experience in a software development environment.
2. Skilled coding ability, skilled use of at least one programming language such as Java/Golang/C++, and related technology stacks.
3. Familiar with commonly used middleware, such as message queues, caches, scheduled tasks, etc., and understand the principles of middleware.
4. Possess certain experience in architectural design and implementation, and have a good accumulation in high-availability, high-performance, and high-scalability architectures.
5. Deeply understand the related theories of distributed systems, such as load balancing, distributed transactions, CAP/BASE, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Having led the design or reconstruction of medium and large complex systems, experience in e-commerce and retail-related fields is preferred.

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.

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.

Job Information:

Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $184300 - $337250 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, 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.

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.