Backend software engineer-Emerging Market

at  TikTok

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.
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.
Team Intro
The UG Emerging Market Team aims to provide better user experience for low-end device users from emerging markets by using TikTok Lite. We focus on optimizing the app package size, upgrading performance, solving the problem of expensive and insufficient mobile data. As a result, users will find themselves with a better user experience in watching, sharing, and downloading compared to TikTok.

The Backend Engineer will be responsible for the following but not limited to:

• Develop scalable software systems that empowers the TikTok Lite app feature
• Improve system design and architecture to ensure high stability, performance and reliability of the product.
• Collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to deliver high quality work via rapid product development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related fields from accredited and reputable universities.
• Proficient in at least one of the following languages: Java, Go, C++, Python. Good at coding, data structure and basic algorithm
• Familiar with common backend technologies, including databases, message queues like MySQL/Redis/Kafka/MQ etc.
• Strong experience and ability in system problem analysis, able to solve complex system problems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in big data analysis technology is preferred.
• Have good team 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

• Develop scalable software systems that empowers the TikTok Lite app feature
• Improve system design and architecture to ensure high stability, performance and reliability of the product.
• Collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to deliver high quality work via rapid product development