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Backend Engineer - TikTok DataStore Sync(Singapore)

TikTok Singapore|AI Application
D01 Marina, Raffles Place, People's Park, Cecil, Singapore
PermanentInformation Technology

Job Description

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.​

Job highlights

Positive team atmosphere, Industry experts, Meals provided

Responsibilities

Team IntroductionThe TikTok DataStore Sync Team is responsible for solving compliance, reliability, efficency, and usability issues related to TikTok's DataStore sync in overseas multi DC environments. Our goal is to build an ideal architecture for TikTok's global data distribution. In this team, you will have the opportunity to develop cross compliance data transmission components that can transmit hundreds of millions of messages per second and thousands of GB flow, constantly facing challenges of high concurrency and throughput. If you are interested in this, then you are welcome to join.

Job Responsibilities

1. Participate in the research and development, architecture evolution, stability building, operation and maintenance of DES-MQ, TT-DTS and other products

2. Solving issues related to data transmission compliance, reliability, efficiency, and usability for TikTok in a global environment

3. Analyzed and researched industry-leading DataStore sync solutions, and built an idealized architecture suitable for TikTok's global data distribution

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree or above in computer science or software engineering.

2. Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Java/Golang/Python, etc.) with good coding habits and style.

3. Familiar with common open-source distributed middleware and components such as MySQL, Redis, and message queues (MQ).

4. Understand the design principles of distributed system architecture, including but not limited to service-oriented, asynchronous, highly available, and scalable approaches.Preferred

Qualifications

1. Possess good teamwork and communication skills, be positive and optimistic, and demonstrate a strong sense of responsibility.

2. Preferable to have research and development experience in high-traffic and high-concurrency server systems.

About TikTok Singapore

First seen: May 17, 2026
Last updated: May 22, 2026