Senior Software Engineer - Procurement Platforms

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ByteDance is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for Procurement Platforms to own end-to-end services powering a global one-stop procurement platform, onsite in Dubai. You’ll design and evolve scalable backend systems, partner with product, design, and cross-regional teams to ship capabilities, improve reliability through performance tuning and code quality initiatives, and mentor teammates while guiding architectural decisions and mid to long term roadmaps. The role emphasizes platformization, observability, and a strong focus on developer experience. To apply, highlight concrete outcomes from previous backend projects you owned, architecture and mentoring impact, and clear examples of cross-functional collaboration; be ready for system design discussions and to demonstrate impact on scalability and reliability.

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About the team:
The team is building a global one‑stop procurement platform that powers ByteDance’s worldwide growth and operations. We empower buyers with AI to craft optimal procurement plans and automate execution, turning procurement data into measurable outcomes. We embrace platformization and extensibility, adopting industry best practices to enable cross‑functional collaboration and lay strong foundations for long‑term evolution.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will own services and systems end‑to‑end, propose sound architectures, and ensure the platform is efficient, stable, and evolvable. You’ll collaborate closely with product, design, and cross‑regional engineering teams to advance platform capabilities, reliability, and developer experience, while mentoring teammates and raising the overall technical bar.

Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and evolve backend services with maintainability, scalability, and observability.
- Partner with product, design, and cross‑functional teams to ship new capabilities and improve experience.
- Improve reliability via performance analysis, tuning, and code quality initiatives.
- Mentor teammates through reviews, architecture guidance, and knowledge sharing.
- Drive mid‑to‑long‑term technical roadmaps with clear evolution strategies.
- Solve complex problems with proven approaches, and help the team tackle challenges more effectively.