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Senior Backend Software Engineer - AI - Asset Services
LOCATION
Location: San Jose
EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Employment Type: Regular
JOB CODE
Job Code: A72224B
Responsibilities
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 addition 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 Asset Service has managed almost 100 million assets for multiple scenarios (such as TikTok effect and template). We manage the whole lifecycle of multiple assets, including 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. Besides, we're also working on AIGC features in order to improve user experience and creator efficiency. 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.
- 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;
- Build world-class products end-to-end, which combine usability, accessibility, elegance, performance, and maintainability;
- Guarantee the creation experience of 100 million-level UGC users and 10 million-level designers;
- Construct an AI Native service ecosystem and development workflow;
- Build an Agent system serving intelligent creation.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Experienced in building backend services for large-scale consumer-facing applications;
- Deep understanding of computer architectures, data structures, and algorithms;
- Have good team communication and collaboration skills;
- Understand modern distributed system architecture;
- In-depth AI application experience and understanding of AI Coding paradigms.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related major.
- Industry experience in a software development environment.
- Experience in building AI Agents and understanding the construction principles of knowledge bases/Skill systems/memory.
COMPENSATION
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $156000 - $387600 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY (UNINCORPORATED) CANDIDATES:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
-
Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
-
Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
-
Exercising sound judgment.
ABOUT TIKTOK
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
WHY JOIN US
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
TikTok 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 TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. 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.
TIKTOK ACCOMMODATION
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
INTRODUCTION
Senior Backend Software Engineer - AI - Asset Services
LOCATION
Location: San Jose
EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Employment Type: Regular
JOB CODE
Job Code: A72224B
Responsibilities
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 addition 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 Asset Service has managed almost 100 million assets for multiple scenarios (such as TikTok effect and template). We manage the whole lifecycle of multiple assets, including 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. Besides, we're also working on AIGC features in order to improve user experience and creator efficiency. 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.
- 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;
- Build world-class products end-to-end, which combine usability, accessibility, elegance, performance, and maintainability;
- Guarantee the creation experience of 100 million-level UGC users and 10 million-level designers;
- Construct an AI Native service ecosystem and development workflow;
- Build an Agent system serving intelligent creation.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Experienced in building backend services for large-scale consumer-facing applications;
- Deep understanding of computer architectures, data structures, and algorithms;
- Have good team communication and collaboration skills;
- Understand modern distributed system architecture;
- In-depth AI application experience and understanding of AI Coding paradigms.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related major.
- Industry experience in a software development environment.
- Experience in building AI Agents and understanding the construction principles of knowledge bases/Skill systems/memory.
COMPENSATION
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $156000 - $387600 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY (UNINCORPORATED) CANDIDATES:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
-
Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
-
Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
-
Exercising sound judgment.
ABOUT TIKTOK
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
WHY JOIN US
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
TikTok 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 TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. 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.
TIKTOK ACCOMMODATION
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Backend Software Engineer
Document your backend specialization before applying
PERM requires the employer to define a specific job role with a minimum degree requirement. Gather transcripts, credential evaluations, and project documentation that tie your backend skills, system architecture, distributed systems, API design, to a defined specialty occupation before your first interview.
Filter job postings by PERM filing history
Not every company that sponsors H-1B visas will sponsor a green card. Search DOL PERM disclosure data for employers who have filed PERM applications for software engineering roles in the past two years, those employers already have a sponsorship process in place.
Ask about the prevailing wage tier during offer negotiations
PERM locks your employer into paying at least the DOL prevailing wage for your role and location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to find the wage level for your specific backend job title before negotiating, so you understand the floor your offer must meet for the filing to be valid.
Negotiate green card sponsorship into your offer letter
Get explicit written commitment covering PERM, I-140, and adjustment of status before signing. Verbal promises are unenforceable, USCIS requires the employer to demonstrate a continuing job offer, and you want that commitment documented from day one.
Use Migrate Mate to find employers sponsoring backend roles
Search Migrate Mate to identify companies with active green card sponsorship history for software engineering positions. Filtering by role type and sponsorship record lets you focus your applications on employers who have already committed to the PERM process for backend engineers.
Understand how your birth country affects your priority date
EB-3 for India and China faces multi-year backlogs due to per-country caps, while EB-2 backlogs for those countries stretch even longer. Request your employer start the PERM process as early as possible, your priority date is set when PERM is filed, not when I-140 is approved.
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Does a backend software engineer role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most backend engineering roles qualify under EB-2 if the position requires a master's degree or its equivalent, or under EB-3 if a bachelor's degree is the stated minimum. The employer defines the job requirements during PERM, which locks in the classification. Roles requiring specialized knowledge in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or machine learning pipelines are frequently filed at EB-2 level.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for backend engineers?
H-1B is a temporary, nonimmigrant status with an annual lottery cap and a six-year base limit. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 results in permanent residency with no recurring renewal, no lottery, and no cap on the number of employers who can file. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM and I-140 processing can take two or more years before you even reach the priority date queue.
What does the PERM labor certification process require from backend engineering candidates?
Your employer runs PERM, but you need to meet the minimum qualifications listed in the job description exactly as filed. PERM also requires the employer to conduct a formal recruitment process to show no qualified U.S. workers were available. Any mismatch between your credentials and the job requirements at the time of filing can result in denial, so verify your transcripts and equivalent experience documentation are in order beforehand.
How can I find backend software engineer jobs that include green card sponsorship?
Migrate Mate lets you search specifically for backend software engineer roles at employers with documented green card sponsorship history, filtered by PERM filing activity. This removes the guesswork of cold-applying to companies that may only offer H-1B transfers. Targeting employers with an established PERM track record for engineering roles significantly reduces the risk of starting the process with a company that lacks experience or internal immigration infrastructure.
Can I change employers after my I-140 is approved?
Yes, under AC21 portability rules, you can change to a same or similar occupational classification after your I-140 has been approved for 180 days and your adjustment of status application is pending. Backend engineering roles generally port well across companies given the consistent SOC code classification. Confirm the new role falls within the same occupational category before making a move, and notify USCIS of the change.
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