TikTok
Senior Backend Software Engineer, Global E-commerce, US Shelf Growth & Campaign - Global E-Commerce US
Seattle, Washington · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's or above degree in Computer Science or related fields from accredited and reputable institutions.
About the job
Build backend services for TikTok Shop’s US shelf growth and campaign experiences, supporting product discovery, search, and shopping at scale.
What you'll do
- Develop and operate high-traffic online services, including APIs, caching, traffic controls, monitoring, and safe launches.
- Integrate recommendation, feed, ads, search, or e-commerce ranking signals into online serving logic; support experiments and analyze business metrics.
- Drive cross-functional projects from planning through launch with product, algorithm, engineering, and regional business teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or above degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited and reputable institution.
- 7+ years of experience developing highly scalable backend services and systems using at least one of Java/Golang/Python/Scala/C++.
- Experience with programming, code design, and coding style.
- Experience with data structures, algorithm design and analysis, and highly scalable systems design.
Nice to have
- E-commerce industry experience.
- Understanding of observability, reliability, and performance optimization for large-scale systems.
Tools
Java, Golang, Python, Scala, C++
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