Backend Software Engineer

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Helo, and Resso, 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 imagination 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

We are committed to creating globally competitive products for ByteDance; to enhance efficiency and thereby reducing costs. Within our team, we focus on 1) building a comprehensive global Procurement system, and 2) an efficient global Travel service platform for all ByteDancers.

We work towards the goal of creating a differentiated product and making an impact by exploring industry-leading practices and innovating through the integration of artificial intelligence technologies.

Responsibilities

• Work on and apply cutting-edge AI technologies to business contexts, e.g. Large Language Model (LLM) or Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Contribute to the overall system design and code quality improvement.
• Improve product quality through bug fixes, performance analysis and tuning.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams in Asia.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or related fields, with at least 2 years of proven experience in software engineering, architecture design related roles.
• Familiarity and proven experience in applying LLM technologies, and possessing strong complex system design/architecture skills.
• Experience with one of the following general-purpose programming languages, including but not limited to: Golang, Java, and Python.
• Working proficiency and communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong curiosity to learn new things and willingness to explore outside of the comfort zone.
• A strong developer and a great problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for building a large-scale product with incredible performance, stability, and elegant user experience.

Key traits we're looking for

You embody a mission-driven mindset. You think strategically when driving results, dedicated to achieving measurable outcomes, and approach your role with a sense of ownership and accountability. You're a Difference Maker. You possess the drive and passion to be a true difference maker within our organization. You're not limited by your roles and responsibilities and have the ability to think out of the box, consistently bringing fresh perspectives and creative ideas to the table. You're passionate and possess strong curiosity. You enjoy learning; staying up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, and bringing innovative ideas to the team.

What We Can Offer

• A dynamic and highly motivated team environment that encourages open idea sharing and fosters healthy debates to propel our product to new heights.
• A unique combination of resources of a large company and nimbleness of a startup. Unlike a traditional large tech company, you're not a cog in a machine. And unlike a startup, you're not constantly worrying about fundraising and survival. You'll have plenty of resources to try projects and test ideas.
• Long-term growth opportunities and the potential to expand responsibilities.
• A dynamic office workspace that fosters in-person collaboration and innovation among teams.
• Engaging team-building activities to foster camaraderie and collaboration.

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.