Backend Software Engineer - Social- 2025 Start

at  TikTok

Responsibilities
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok’s global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok’s purpose. Our platform is built to help imagination 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.
We are the messaging team on TikTok. Our team’s mission is to facilitate meaningful user connections through TikTok’s messaging experience, which is still in its infancy. We achieve our mission by building and shipping tools that help our users more easily connect and share the things they care about.
We are looking for talented individuals to join us in 2025. As a graduate, you will get unparalleled opportunities for you to kickstart your career, pursue bold ideas and explore limitless growth opportunities. Co-create a future driven by your inspiration with TikTok.
Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates’ jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Minimum Qualifications

• Final year or recent graduate with a background in computer science, software engineering, information technology or related majors;
• Familiar with Golang, Python, JAVA and other programming languages and related frameworks, and have a good grasp of data structures and algorithms;
• Familiar with system design and distributed architecture, mastering Linux, Docker, MySQL, Redis, ClickHouse and other systems and components;
• Understand the entire life cycle of software development, and be familiar with requirement decomposition, system design, development testing, online operation and maintenance, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Developers with strong self-drive and sense of responsibility, with internship experience in back-end development, and who have participated in complete projects will be given priority

1. Develop large-scale software systems that powers TikTok app.
2. Improve system design and architecture to ensure high stability, performance and reliability of the product.
3. Collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to deliver high quality work in rapid product development.
   Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Final year or recent graduate with a background in computer science, software engineering, information technology or related majors;
• Familiar with Golang, Python, JAVA and other programming languages and related frameworks, and have a good grasp of data structures and algorithms;
• Familiar with system design and distributed architecture, mastering Linux, Docker, MySQL, Redis, ClickHouse and other systems and components;
• Understand the entire life cycle of software development, and be familiar with requirement decomposition, system design, development testing, online operation and maintenance, etc.;

Preferred Qualifications

• Developers with strong self-drive and sense of responsibility, with internship experience in back-end development, and who have participated in complete projects will be given priority;

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.
By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy.
If you have any questions, please reach out to us at apac-earlycareers@tiktok.co