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Tik Tok
Backend Engineer
- Tik Tok Shop, Algorithm Architecture
3+ months ago• Singapore
Viewed on February 1, 2026
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About Us
Tik Tok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video and our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy.
- Size: 5001-10000 employees
- Industry: Entertainment & Gaming, Social Media, Technology
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About the Team:
We are Tik Tok Shop engineering team, responsible for supporting the implementation of supply chain and logistics algorithm capabilities. We have developed many online services with millions of QPS, and also developed many computing links for video content understanding. We are also responsible for some AIGC and LLM projects. If you are interested in high concurrent online services and CV, LLM, welcome to join us.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Tik Tok Shop Logistics algorithm online services, data processing link infrastructure work.
- For complex business scenarios, according to business needs, provide high-performance, high-availability and flexible architecture design, solve engineering problems in the whole process of R & D and production whole-link, ensure the stability of services, and continuously improve R & D efficiency.
- According to actual business scenarios, abstract and precipitate general business architecture, improve the basic ability to reuse, and better support the high-speed iteration of the business.
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Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor or higher degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
- 5 years experience developing highly scalable backend services and systems using at least one of Java/Golang/Python.
- Familiar with mainstream KV (Redis/MongoDB), Elastic Search and vector retrieval architecture, familiar with common basic components such as message queue and rule engine, familiar with Big data computing tools such as Hive, Hdfs, Hbase, with multi-threading and high-performance design, coding and performance experience in tuning.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Understand the commonly used Machine Learning principles, understand the workflow of algorithm engineers, and have experience in model engineering tuning.
- Excellent problem disassembly and analysis skills, cross-team communication and coordination skills.
Client-provided location(s): Singapore Job ID: Tik Tok-7321533069491505434Employment Type: OTHERPosted: 2025-09-01T20:05:44Apply on company site
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- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- HSA
- Life Insurance
- Fitness Subsidies
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- On-Site Gym
- Mental Health Benefits
- Virtual Fitness Classes
Parental Benefits
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
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- Casual Dress
- Snacks
- Pet-friendly Office
- Happy Hours
- Some Meals Provided
- Company Outings
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
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- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
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- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Company Equity
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- Promote From Within
- Access to Online Courses
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
- Mentor Program
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
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