Backend Engineer - Global E-Commerce (Commercial Platform - Data Intelligence)

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About
The e-commerce industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years and has become a hotly contested space amongst leading Internet companies, and its future growth cannot be underestimated. With millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-commerce experience to our users. Our product engineering team is responsible for building an e-commerce ecosystem that is innovative, secure and intuitive for our users. We are looking for passionate and talented people to join us as we drive the future of e-commerce here at TikTok.

The Data Intelligence team is responsible for development of data analytics & data-empowered platform capabilities across Global E-Commerce. Our mission is to empower our users to leverage and extract actionable insights from data to maximise their potential and efficiency on the global e-commerce platform. In essence, we want to extract facts, attribute causes and predict the future from oceans of data; and our fundamental goals are to reflect business impact, leverage data to support key decisions by lowering decision making complexity and optimising decision making efficacy and efficiency.

Responsibilities

1. Develop a top-tier data product system that offers dependable insights and analytical diagnostics for both internal and external business users, fostering ongoing growth.
2. Steadily advance the development and enhancement of our data system architecture, focusing on reliability, reusability, scalability among others.
3. Work in tandem with upstream and downstream departments to jointly design and construct data production pipelines as well as data management platforms for efficient and adaptable metrics management.
4. Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialised utility programs.
5. Analyse user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
6. Update software, enhances existing software capabilities, and develops and direct software testing and validation procedures.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Programming & System Analysis, Science (Computer Studies) or related discipline.
2. Candidate should have at least 5 years of experience in constructing distributed backend systems.
3. Proficient in software programming with a deep understanding of data structures and algorithms; demonstrates excellent code design and coding style.
4. Well-understanding with mainstream distributed system platforms and tools: programming languages (Java/Golang/Python/C++), databases and caches (Mysql/PostgreSQL/Redis), message queue platforms (Kafka/RocketMQ) etc.
5. [Optional] Familiarity with big data technology stack including Flink, Spark, ClickHouse, Hive.

Ideal Candidate

1. Agile, quick learner with a strong sense of product ownership and a knack for creative problem-solving.
2. Deeply passionate about software coding/development and building great mobile/web applications.
3. A great collaborator who thrives in fast-paced, culturally diverse global team environments.

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.