ByteDance
Senior Backend Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)
San Jose, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 4 years of related work experience; in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, an additional 2 years of related work experience is accepted. The posting also requires 2 years in each of the listed experience areas.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or a related field; in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, employer accepts an additional 2 years of related work experience.
About the job
Develop and architect international e-commerce logistics and supply-chain backend systems, providing scalable, reliable services and resolving performance challenges.
What you'll do
- Research, develop, and architect logistics and supply-chain systems, including warehousing, inventory, and suppliers.
- Design scalable system and business architectures and address high-concurrency and performance bottlenecks.
- Maintain system quality and stability, optimize technical indicators, and mentor junior engineers and interns.
What they ask for
- At least 2 years designing and architecting large-scale distributed applications using object-oriented design and distributed programming.
- At least 2 years designing and implementing scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed, low-latency backend workflow orchestration architecture.
- At least 2 years maintaining and debugging software services, and at least 2 years working across the software development lifecycle on back-end and/or cloud-native projects.
- At least 2 years designing and managing databases for online services using MySQL or Redis, and providing code reviews and feedback.
Pay
$218400 - $387600 per year (base salary)
Tools
MySQL, Redis
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