Software Architect - Open Platform
TikTok, Singapore
What you will do
- Define and drive the end-to-end architecture for key Open Platform domains, including API platforms, partner integration frameworks, developer experience, and core platform services.
- Set technical strategy and architecture standards (service design, data models, API design, scalability, observability, reliability, security) across multiple teams and systems.
- Lead design reviews and align stakeholders across product engineering, infrastructure, security, and compliance teams in multiple regions.
- Identify scalability and reliability bottlenecks; design long-term solutions for high-traffic, low-latency, globally distributed systems.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers; raise the bar for engineering quality, documentation, and operational excellence.
- Evaluate new technologies and guide pragmatic adoption (e.g., platform frameworks, cloud patterns, distributed data systems).