Senior Software Engineer, TikTok Backend Online Infrastructure -San Jose

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable backend infrastructure and services that support cloud-native applications.
• Implement frameworks and tools to enable seamless development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and management of our services and infrastructure components across multiple cloud environments.
• Contribute to the evolution of our continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) processes.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to architect solutions that are optimized for scalability, reliability, fault-tolerance, performance and privacy protection.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance, best practices, and emerging technologies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS Degree in Computer Science or related fields
• 3+ years of working experience in software engineering with a focus on distributed systems, cloud computing, or data intensive real-time services.
• Strong expertise in designing, building, and optimizing microservices-based architectures for large-scale online services.
• Proficient in at least one programming language, such as Go, Python, or Java, with a solid understanding of software design principles and patterns.
• In-depth knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code tools, and configuration management systems.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts and collaborate effectively with team members at all levels.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience specifically focused on backend development and distributed systems.
• Proactive and adept at handling uncertainty, skillfully guiding projects from inception to impactful outcomes.
• Highly capable of leading engineering efforts, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving projects to successful completion.