Tech Lead Manager, Global E-commerce Open Platform

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Mountain View, Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Mumbai, 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.
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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. Global e-commerce business team hopes to provide users with more tailored, active and efficient consumption experience, enabling merchants to receive stable and 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.

The Open Platform team opens all the internal capabilities as OpenAPI for all kinds of external Partners (ISV/TSP/MCN) to use. The team also owns all the 1P connectors - aka integration platform to integrate with all top tier partners, such as Shopify, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Channel Advisor to integrate with TTS eco system. In addition, the team owns the Partner Center, App Store and TSP Portal to bridge all kinds of e-commerce applications/services and all merchants.

Responsibilities:
- Responsible for building up and managing the Global E-Commerce Open Platform team in the US.
- Responsible for designing the architecture of technical solutions and providing technical support for engineers in the team.
- Align with product and org objectives, and coordinate with cross-functional teams on delivering key results.
- Define long term technical roadmap for the team.
- Contribute to technical decisions on projects among the product.Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors or higher degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
- 5+ years managing or tech-leading a software engineering team.
- 5+ years of large scale backend system development experience.
- Strong experience with Data Structures and Algorithms.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proven leadership skills with a track record of leading initiatives to automate tasks and improve efficiency and quality is preferred.
- Experience in cost management and optimization, supported by a record of data-driven decision-making and process improvement is preferred.

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.

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