Backend Software Engineer - Global E-Commerce Logistics

About the company:
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 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.

About the team:
Global e-commerce 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. The logistics team is one of the core teams of the global e-commerce business, which is responsible for the selection of goods, procurement, warehousing, inventory management and other business modules. Global e-commerce logistics team aims to improve customer experience with logistics technology, empower the merchants to ease and expand their business worldwide with reliable and trustable fulfillment capabilities, so as to make more affordable and high-quality products sell easily and a better life within reach.

Responsibilities:
- Develop efficient, highly scalable and secured services to build/integrate logistics system for domestic and global TikTok Shop E-commerce.
- Optimize backend systems and services for data security, modularity, computational efficiency and scalability.
- Deliver best-in-class engineering excellence practices across all product engineering disciplines.Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors or higher degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline
- 2 to 5 years experience developing highly scalable backend services and systems using at least one of Java/Golang/Python/C++. Qualified new graduates would also be considered.
- Strong software programming capabilities, exhibits good code design and coding style.
- Deep understanding of data structure, algorithm design and analysis, networking, data security and highly scalable systems design.
- In depth knowledge of common databases and messaging frameworks like MySQL/Redis/Kafka etc.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience of logistics/transportation/delivery technology is a big plus

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.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2