Backend Engineering Manager - TikTok Shop (Europe)
Core
Lead backend engineering for TikTok Shop's European e-commerce business, designing scalable systems for sellers, products, partners, and creators.
Role type
Senior Backend Engineering Manager
Builds
Medium to large-scale complex business systems for European e-commerce
Domain
E-commerce, Short video content commerce
Required skills
Large-scale backend system architecture, High concurrency and high availability design, Team leadership and goal setting, Stability engineering and disaster recovery, Middleware expertise (message queues, caching, scheduled tasks), Proficiency in Java, Golang, or C++
Preferred skills
E-commerce or B2B system development experience, Complex problem solving and technical strategy formulation
Technologies
Java, Golang, C++, Message queues, Caching systems, Scheduled tasks
Responsibilities
Design scalable system and business architectures, Ensure system stability across global multi-data centers, Guide engineers and lead team delivery, Formulate and drive long-term technical strategies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities