Lead Solutions Architect

Responsibilities
The Global E-commerce, Seller Business team plays a critical role in driving the success of our Global E-commerce platform. We are dedicated to building and nurturing a thriving ecosystem of local and abroad sellers who bring diverse products, brands, and innovations to our marketplace on Tiktok.

We're looking for a Lead Solution Architect to join our team and help our global merchants and partners to grow their business. You will lead the effort of building an influential platform from scratch and you will solve the end to end OpenAPI-driven e-commerce domains, like order and fulfillment, merchandise, promotion, live and affiliate, IM and CRM, etc. You will be challenged by complex sets of business and technical challenges as you leverage a broad range of technical disciplines and cross-team collaboration to ensure success for our clients and to unlock the potential provided by our e-commerce platform capabilities.

As a Solution Architect, you will:

• Be the principal owner for the development and delivery of end to end OpenAPI-based integrated solutions, like order and fulfillment, merchandise, promotion, live and affiliate, IM and CRM, etc.

• Provide architectural design, roadmap planning for Partner Ecosystem platforms, such as integration with top global e-commerce sites like Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Channel Advisor, Shopify, etc.

• Provide architectural design, roadmap planning and execution for scalability, availability, capital loss prevention of the platform.

• Work closely with cross-functional teams and key account merchants to support the business.

• Be the single point of contact for the owned domain.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

• 5 years of production coding experience, or 2 years of experience in technical solution architecture.

• Proficient in one or more general-purpose programming languages, such as Python, Go, Java, or C/C++.

• Strong ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.

• Proven collaboration skills, with experience working across cross-functional teams and stakeholder groups, both internally and externally.

• Solid understanding of open platform APIs and backend systems, with the ability to clearly articulate module structures, dependencies, workflows, and logic.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in e-commerce or related domains, or the ability to quickly develop a strong understanding of e-commerce business models.

• Highly self-driven and people-oriented, able to collaborate effectively with a wide range of clients and internal partners to independently identify key issues and drive optimization solutions.

• A creative problem solver who can thrive in dynamic environments with minimal guidance or supervision.

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.​

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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 ​

Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $ $438000 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:​

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;​

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and​

3. Exercising sound judgment.​