Staff Solution Backend Software Engineer - Local Service

San Jose, California, US Until 8/21/2026 5+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted March 29, 2026 Last posted March 29, 2026
Job description

Description

TikTok Local Service Team's goal is to deliver user-facing products based on the location that connects people with places, localized content, and service in the real world around the globe.

Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the TikTok product engineering team to build new products and enhance existing ones to meet business needs;
- Understand, apply, and utilize TikTok’s products and innovative technologies to identify, develop, and maximize new and existing business prospects in partnership with collaborators;
- Establish close partnerships with client teams to identify potential business opportunities and support them in achieving their business goals;
- Design and establish end-to-end systems and strategic launch plans; collaborate with cross-functional teams to initiate production-level code, focusing on long-term maintainability and scalability, as well as applicable documentation and testing plans;
- Align cross-functional partners with project completion goals; build and foster relationships with internal and external stakeholders; use data to influence decision-making by showcasing business value and impact.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field;
- 5+ years of experience in programming/coding, backend technical solution design, and delivery; familiar with one or more general programming languages, including but not limited to: Python, Go, Java, C/C++;

Preferred Qualifications
- Strong collaboration, communication, and partner-relationship management skills;
- Ability to tailor presentations based on the audience's technical level and comfortably present technical topics to groups of any size or background;
- Ability to prioritize responsibilities and deliver under tight deadlines; excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.

About this role

Summary

Design, develop, and optimize backend systems for TikTok's localized services.

Job title

Staff Solution Backend Software Engineer - Local Service

Experience level

5+ years

Minimum experience

5+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Remote work allowed, based in San Jose, California, USA

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

PythonGoJavaC/C++

Preferred skills

collaborationcommunicationpresentationproblem-solving

Specializations

backendsystemsscalabilityAPIprogramming
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

California, USA

Remote State

San Jose, CA, USA

On-site City