Senior Backend Software Engineer, Global E-commerce Governance Business

TikTok
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Mentoring","Communication","Stakeholder management"]

Own end-to-end solution design and system architecture for product governance and IP protection services, including listing risk screening, product quality enforcement, and policy-driven review pipelines. Build rights-holder reporting and brand-protection platforms, and deliver notice-and-takedown workflows with SLA guarantees. Provide technical leadership through design reviews and engineering standards, partner with product and policy/legal teams, and drive measurable adoption of LLM and agent-based capabilities.

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TikTok
TikTok
1 month ago

Senior Backend Software Engineer, Global E-commerce Governance Business

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end solution design and system architecture for product governance and IP protection services, including listing risk screening, product quality enforcement, and policy-driven review pipelines. Build rights-holder reporting and brand-protection platforms, and deliver notice-and-takedown workflows with SLA guarantees. Provide technical leadership through design reviews and engineering standards, partner with product and policy/legal teams, and drive measurable adoption of LLM and agent-based capabilities.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own solution design and system architecture for product governance and IPR services, including listing risk screening and policy-driven review pipelines.
  • •Design and evolve IP protection systems end-to-end, covering rights-holder reporting, brand-protection platforms, and notice-and-takedown workflows with SLA guarantees.
  • •Provide technical leadership across the team by driving design reviews, setting engineering standards, and mentoring engineers.
  • •Shape the technical roadmap focused on scalability, reliability, and measurable governance outcomes (e.g., catch rate, SLA, review efficiency).
  • •Partner with product, policy/operations/legal, and algorithm engineers to translate governance and IP policies into low-friction technical solutions and drive LLM/agent adoption.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • •5+ years of experience building highly scalable backend services and distributed systems.
  • •Demonstrated technical leadership by leading complex projects end-to-end, driving architecture decisions, or mentoring engineers.
  • •Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • •Experience in e-commerce or marketplace listing/catalog systems, plus exposure to IP/brand protection and notice-and-takedown processes (e.g., DMCA).
Experience:5+ yearsE-commerceMarketplace platforms
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science
Skills:Technical leadershipMentoringCommunicationStakeholder management
Tech Stack:Distributed systemsRule enginesMachine learningML modelsLLM-based reviewLLMAgent-based capabilities

Company Brief

TikTok
Short-form video platform that lets users create, share, and discover entertainment content through algorithmic recommendations. It also offers advertising and creator tools for brands, influencers, and businesses.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2016
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