Backend Software Engineer, TikTok Shop (Supply Chain and Logistics)

About the team

TikTok Shop is a content e-commerce business with international short video product as the carrier. It is committed to becoming the first choice for users to discover and purchase good products with affordable prices. TikTok Shop hopes to provide users with more tailored and efficient consumption experience, enabling merchants to receive reliable platform services in different scenarios such as live e-commerce, short video content e-commerce, so as to make more affordable and high-quality products sell easily and a better life within reach.

The global supply chain and logistics team is at the forefront of revolutionizing e-commerce, powering the entire lifecycle of goods on our platform. From sourcing top-quality sellers and products to sparking interest sales and ensuring seamless fulfillment and delivery, we are crafting a cutting-edge digital supply chain solution that delivers unparalleled efficiency, collaboration, and management across multiple industries and roles.

Our vision extends beyond the digital realm, as we build and optimise offline logistics capabilities, including state-of-the-art warehouses, streamlined customs processes, robust transportation networks, and efficient distribution systems. By integrating advanced data intelligence, smart equipment, and innovative operational strategies, we empower merchants with enhanced logistics capabilities, guaranteeing reliable fulfilment and elevating the consumer experience on our platform. Our technology also helps our third-party logistics partners improve their operations, ensuring orders reach our customers faster and cheaper, and reducing fault tolerance throughout an order's journey from seller to buyer.

Responsibilities

• Develop efficient, highly scalable and secured services to build/integrate logistics system for domestic and global TikTok Shop E-commerce.
• Optimize backend systems and services for data security, modularity, computational efficiency and scalability.
• Deliver best-in-class engineering excellence practices across all product engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Programming & System Analysis, Science (Computer Studies) or related discipline.
• Experience developing highly scalable backend services and systems using at least one of Java/Golang/Python/C++.
• Strong software programming capabilities, exhibits good code design and coding style.
• Deep understanding of data structure, algorithm design and analysis, networking, data security and highly scalable systems design.
• In depth knowledge of common databases and messaging frameworks like MySQL/Redis/Kafka etc.

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience of logistics/transportation/delivery technology.