Senior Backend Software Engineer, Loki Platform
TikTok.com
Office
San Jose, California, United States
Full Time
The Creation team is an international R&D group tasked with building creative capabilities for TikTok. We're dedicated to productizing AI and multimedia technologies to create world-class creation experiences for TikTok users. Our tech stack includes front-end, back-end, mobile, and desktop development, as well as multimedia technologies like audio/video processing and AR effects, in addtion to visual and graphic algorithms. Our team spans major cities in China (Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou), Singapore, as well as the United States (San Jose, Seattle, and Los Angeles). Join us to craft the best creative tools with the most cutting-edge AI and multimedia technologies!
The Loki is an asset platform which has managed almost 100 million materials for multiple scenarios (such as Tiktok effect and template). Loki Platform manages the lifecycle of all effects, from creation, operations to consumption. Our distribution service QPS has reached 1 million, and we have provided the service for multi-regions in the global world, and distribute the material to the UGC creator. We will keep more efficient, stable and compliant to provide rich materials for the UGC creator to help them create more interesting content.The team is based in the US and CN, and our mission is to develop Loki into an efficient and reliable asset platform that, like the Norse god Loki, transforms assets into dynamic formats, to ensure magically easy asset creation, management, and consumption across multiple products.
As a Backend Engineer in our team, you'll play a key role in shaping this dynamic and ever-evolving platform, significantly contributing to TikTok's continued global impact.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will:
- Design and develop backend services and APIs to power material distribution/storage/operation on Loki platform.
- Work closely with cross functional teams like product managers, designers, and Frontend engineers to deliver state of the art user experience in the above products mentioned.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest backend technologies and incorporate them into the product development process, ensuring our systems stay at the forefront of the industry.
- Ensure the performance, scalability, and reliability of backend systems to handle high traffic and support a large user base.
- Implement data storage and retrieval mechanisms to support material import/consumption
- Identify and address security vulnerabilities to protect user data and ensure the integrity of the platform.
- Build world-class products end-to-end, which combine usability, accessibility, elegance, performance, and maintainability.
- Learn and grow from working with great colleagues and taking on challenges.
- Design suitable architecture for multi-regions in the global world, and meet compliance policy
- Help our team grow from your expertise.
The Loki is an asset platform which has managed almost 100 million materials for multiple scenarios (such as Tiktok effect and template). Loki Platform manages the lifecycle of all effects, from creation, operations to consumption. Our distribution service QPS has reached 1 million, and we have provided the service for multi-regions in the global world, and distribute the material to the UGC creator. We will keep more efficient, stable and compliant to provide rich materials for the UGC creator to help them create more interesting content.The team is based in the US and CN, and our mission is to develop Loki into an efficient and reliable asset platform that, like the Norse god Loki, transforms assets into dynamic formats, to ensure magically easy asset creation, management, and consumption across multiple products.
As a Backend Engineer in our team, you'll play a key role in shaping this dynamic and ever-evolving platform, significantly contributing to TikTok's continued global impact.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will:
- Design and develop backend services and APIs to power material distribution/storage/operation on Loki platform.
- Work closely with cross functional teams like product managers, designers, and Frontend engineers to deliver state of the art user experience in the above products mentioned.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest backend technologies and incorporate them into the product development process, ensuring our systems stay at the forefront of the industry.
- Ensure the performance, scalability, and reliability of backend systems to handle high traffic and support a large user base.
- Implement data storage and retrieval mechanisms to support material import/consumption
- Identify and address security vulnerabilities to protect user data and ensure the integrity of the platform.
- Build world-class products end-to-end, which combine usability, accessibility, elegance, performance, and maintainability.
- Learn and grow from working with great colleagues and taking on challenges.
- Design suitable architecture for multi-regions in the global world, and meet compliance policy
- Help our team grow from your expertise.
Senior Backend Software Engineer, Loki Platform
Office
San Jose, California, United States
Full Time
October 9, 2025