Backend Software Engineer, TikTok Shop (Trading)

Backend Software Engineer, TikTok Shop (Trading) at TikTok in Singapore.

Responsibilities

TikTok Shop is a content e-commerce business with international short video product as the carrier. It is committed to becoming the first choice for users to discover and purchase good products with affordable prices. TikTok Shop business team hopes to provide users with more tailored and efficient consumption experience, enabling merchants to receive reliable platform services in different scenarios such as live e-commerce, short video content e-commerce, so as to make more affordable and high-quality products sell easily and a better life within reach.

As the core engine of TikTok Shop's ecosystem, our team shoulders the mission of designing the transaction system architecture and tackling technical challenges for TikTok Shop, focusing on providing global users with a highly reliable, low-latency, and ultimate transaction experience. The team is currently in a stage of rapid development. Facing numerous challenges, such as hundreds of millions of users and global multi-business forms, we urgently need architects and engineers with rich e-commerce background experience to join us and jointly build a world-class e-commerce transaction platform.

• Responsible for core system development in the TikTok Shop trading domain, deeply involved in building multiple core systems, handling system design, development, maintenance, and continuous optimisation.
• Benchmark against the industry to continuously plan and enhance the foundational capabilities of the trading center system, optimising openness and scalability.
• Participate in improving the system's international architecture and build stability and high availability for the system.
• Explore new business models in TikTok Shop.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Programming & System Analysis, Science (Computer Studies) or related discipline.
• Experience developing highly scalable backend services and systems using at least one of Java/Golang; familiar with Linux, MySQL, Redis, RocketMQ, and configuration centers.
• Capable of performance optimisation, system stress testing, rate limiting and degradation, database sharding in high-traffic scenarios.
• Strong learning ability, good problem analysis and solving skills, awareness of new technologies and willing to engage in new technology research.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in e-commerce system development.
• Strong communication skills and good team spirit.

About the Company

The Global Business Solutions (GBS) team is responsible for the revenue growth of the TikTok business, and our teams include Sales, Marketing, Ops, Account Managers, Agency and partnerships, as well as Marketing Science.

At TikTok, our Global Business Solutions (GBS) team plays a key role in generating revenue by promoting our advertising solutions, onboarding new clients, driving ad campaigns, and more. As the TikTok community grows at an unprecedented speed around the world, our GBS team leads groundbreaking projects that are changing the landscape of the advertising industry in real time.

We're seeking an analytically driven, and detail-oriented Client Solutions Manager (CSM) Intern to join our Ecommerce Team. As a CSM, you will partner closely with Client Partners and Client Solutions Managers to drive revenue by identifying opportunities, leveraging data insights, and delivering consultative solutions for advertisers.

This role centers on client education, relationship growth, data analysis, and campaign success. You will provide strategic recommendations to both clients and internal teams, ensuring campaigns achieve business objectives while optimizing long-term partnerships. Success in this role requires strong data analytics skills, adaptability in a fast-paced environment, and a test-and-learn mindset to uncover the best solutions.