Backend Software Engineer - Global E-Commerce (Multiple Positions)

San Jose, California, US Until 8/22/2026 3+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted June 10, 2026 Last posted June 10, 2026
Job description

Description

About TikTok
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 we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible.
Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company.
Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come.
By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users.
When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless.
Join us.

About the Team
Our team plays a crucial role in ensuring the company’s success. We seek people who are willing to learn and put in the effort to solve problems. Our challenges are not your regular day-to-day problems - you’ll be part of a team that’s developing new solutions to new challenges. It’s working fast, at scale, and we’re making a difference. We are looking for talents to join us on this exciting journey!

Responsibilities
Design, implement, and deliver highly scalable backend services and systems for global e-commerce business, including product, transaction, payment, fulfillment, and after-sales.
Participate in data structure, algorithm design and analysis, networking, data security, and highly scalable systems design.
Continuously improve the stability, scalability, and quality of the existing services and architecture of central product systems.
Maintain the quality and stability of the system, and guide engineers at all levels to continuously optimize various technical indicators of the system.
Investigate and implement new technologies related to e-commerce business.

Requirements

Qualifications
Must have a Master's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Systems, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field, and 1 year of related work experience; OR a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Systems, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field, and 3 years of related work experience.

Of the required experience, must have 1 year of experience in each of the following:
Designing and implementing scalable, fault tolerant, distributed, and low latency backend workflow orchestration architecture;
Designing and implementing scalable RESTful APIs;
Working with cross-functional stakeholders to gather business requirements and translate them into technical requirements, and using agile methodology for the entire software development lifecycle;
Maintaining and debugging software services; and
Writing testable, maintainable, and low latency software using high level programming language, including Golang, Java, Python, or C++.

Employer: TT Commerce & Global Services LLC
Type: Full time, 40 hours/week
Location: San Jose, CA 
Salary Range: $187741 - $316800 per year

To Apply, click the apply button below. Contact [email protected] if you have difficulty submitting resume through the website.

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://tinyurl.com/RA-request

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About this role

Summary

Design, develop, and improve scalable backend services for global e-commerce.

Job title

Backend Software Engineer - Global E-Commerce (Multiple Positions)

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

San Jose, CA, on-site with remote possible

Salary

$188k–$317k

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

GolangJavaPythonC++RESTful API designdistributed systems

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

API designdistributed systemsscalabilityfault tolerancesystems architecture
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

San Jose, CA, USA

Hybrid City