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Backend Engineer Graduate (User Growth) - 2027 Start

San Jose, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-28

Core

Design and develop scalable backend systems for TikTok's user growth, content optimization, and organic acquisition across global markets.

Role type

Graduate Backend Engineer (User Growth & AIGC)

Builds

Scalable services, data pipelines, and AI-driven automation systems for search, discovery, and content quality evaluation.

Domain

Social Media / User Growth / AIGC / Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Golang, Python, Java, C++, data structures, algorithms, backend development, system design, microservice architecture, distributed systems, databases, cache systems, cloud-native components

Preferred skills

AI-related backend systems, LLM service integration, prompt workflows, model evaluation, vector retrieval, feature serving, AI-powered automation, agentic workflows, tool-calling applications, search, recommendation, discovery, growth engineering, experimentation, traffic optimization

Technologies

MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, Docker, Kubernetes

Responsibilities

Design and develop backend systems for user growth and content optimization; Build scalable services and data pipelines for SEO/GEO and content understanding; Apply AIGC capabilities for content generation and automated optimization; Contribute to AI/Agentic workflow and Auto Research systems; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver production systems.

Seniority

Graduate, entry-level IC

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