Backend Software Engineer - TikTok Shop (SEA)

About the role

TikTok is hiring a Backend Software Engineer for its TikTok Shop Southeast Asia team, which builds the TikTok Shop platform and standalone app in SEA. The team's objective is to drive user growth and increase market share through projects covering user growth, the homepage and discovery channels, working closely with engineers around the world.

Key responsibilities

• Develop efficient, highly scalable and secure services to build and integrate e-commerce solutions for TikTok Shop.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, designers and other disciplines on the next generation of shopping experiences.
• Build an intuitive and reliable shopping experience, including browsing product details, checkout, shopping, returns and refunds.
• Build the Shop Tab and platforms and tools for merchants and businesses to manage campaigns, get results and receive actionable insights.
• Research, design and develop computer and network software or specialised utility programs.
• Analyse user needs and develop software solutions using computer science, engineering and mathematical analysis principles.
• Update software, enhance its capabilities and direct software testing and validation procedures.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, Programming & System Analysis, Computer Studies or a related discipline.
• Experience developing highly scalable backend services and systems.
• Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms, and proficiency in at least one coding language such as Go, Java or C++.

Required skills

• Backend development in Java, Golang or Python.
• Preferred: e-commerce product experience, hybrid cross-platform development, business and system module design understanding, and large-scale website architecture experience.