Backend Software Engineer - Authorization
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Software Development
Backend Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software, Software Engineer, DevOps
Location:
San Jose
Team:
Security
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Code:
K8834
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ResponsibilitiesTeam Introduction We are building the central and unified authorization service services we build and support include
- Authorization Product, which provides the customer-facing interface that's used by all Bytedance employees daily.
- Authorization Backend, which provides the unified and central authorization capability at Bytedance
We have four major initiatives in our team
- Build the most secure, reliable and scalable infra that enables high-quality service.
- Enforce fine-grained access control to secure all Bytedance resources and assets.
- Provide intuitive, efficient and transparent access experience to our users.
- Govern the permissions with automation and tools that enforce the least-privileged access control.
- Drive, design and implement the backend of authorization services
- Design, develop, test and maintain quality code and documentation
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other relevant majors.
- Strong coding skills in languages such as Golang, Java or Python
- Strong communication skills
- 3+ years of industry experience working on the large scale distributed system
- Industry experience working on the authorization service
- Passion for building the large scale distributed system
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136800 - $359720 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:
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