Senior Backend Engineer - Tokyo

5 Months ago • 6-8 Years • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

ByteDance is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join their team in Tokyo. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale platforms, systems, and services that power enterprise-level solutions. You will also collaborate with other teams to improve the overall performance of development. You will lead the long-term technical vision and roadmap and land it onto our backend platform over iterations. You will understand company-wide and industry trends to help assess and develop new technologies.
Must have:
  • Bachelor or higher degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Math etc
  • Extensive experience and solid fundamentals of various technology domains such as: systems, networks, protocols, architectures, storage, caching, security, etc
  • Expert level programming experience, familiar with at least one programming language among Go/Python/java/C++
Good to have:
  • Vast experience with building large-scale backend systems and operating at scale
  • Self-motivated, intense eagerness to learn, ready to dive deep into complex problems, effective communication skills, and great teamwork spirit
  • Experience in shipping products to enterprise customers is a plus

Job Details

Responsibilities
About Company Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok and Helo as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content. Why Join Us Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. About the Team Our group is in charge of developing industrial, commercialized, enterprise-level solutions and products, to meet business requirements in System and Application Management. Taking advantage of cutting-edge big data and AI technologies, we are aiming at building more automated and intelligent enterprise solutions. Responsibilities - Design, develop large-scale platforms, systems and services that power enterprise-level solutions - Collaborate across teams/departments to help improve overall performance of development - Lead long term technical vision and roadmap and land onto our backend platform over iterations - Understand company-wide and industry trends to help assess and develop new technologies
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor or higher degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Math etc - Extensive experience and solid fundamentals of various technology domains such as: systems, networks, protocols, architectures, storage, caching, security, etc - Expert level programming experience, familiar with at least one programming language among Go/Python/java/C++ Preferred Qualifications - Vast experience with building large-scale backend systems and operating at scale - Self-motivated, intense eagerness to learn, ready to dive deep into complex problems, effective communication skills, and great teamwork spirit - Experience in shipping products to enterprise customers is a plus ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.

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