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Backend Software Engineer Graduate (PGC - OGC) - 2025 Start (BS/MS)

Location:

San Jose

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A210238

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Responsibilities

The mission of TikTok OGC is to inspire diverse entertainment content creation and promote entertainment consumption. We focus on areas such as news, film, sports, gaming and more, aiming to serve copyright holders, entertainment distributors, content creators, TikTok users, and the platform itself. Our goal is to create a win-win environment and foster the flourishing development of the diversified digital content industry. Our vision is to create a diverse, compatible, and mutually beneficial digital copyright content ecosystem on TikTok. With billions of creators and users on TikTok, accompanied by an immense amount of submitted content, we aim to satisfy the diverse needs of OGC creators, promote the diversity of TikTok content, and address cutting-edge challenges such as global multi-data centers, massive data processing, ultra-high concurrency, and multimedia processing algorithms for video, images, and sound. Responsibilities: - Participate in system architecture design, write high-quality code, and develop and maintain the company's core business backend services. - Design, optimize, and maintain databases to ensure data integrity and efficiency. - Develop and maintain RESTful APIs to ensure efficient and secure data exchange between the front-end and back-end. - Monitor and optimize system performance, resolve potential performance bottlenecks, and improve system response speed. - Quickly respond to and resolve issues in the production environment to ensure system stability. - Work closely with front-end engineers, product managers, and other team members to ensure timely project delivery.


Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: - Proficient in at least one backend programming language such as Go, Java, etc. - Familiar with common database technologies such as MySQL, NoSQL etc. - Understanding of RESTful API design and development. - Familiar with Linux-based operating systems and common commands. - Strong problem-solving and logical thinking abilities. - Good team spirit and communication skills. - Passion for new technologies and a quick learning ability. Preferred Qualification: - Bachelor's degree or above in computer science, software engineering, or a related field - Understanding of microservices architecture and related technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, etc. - Experience in developing large-scale distributed systems. - Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.


Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $119000 - $177000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

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.

TikTok Accommodation

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request

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