TikTok

Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)

TikTok$182K — $316K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in a relevant field and 1 year of experience, or Bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience.
  • Experience designing scalable, fault-tolerant distributed architectures.
  • Proficiency in designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
  • Ability to work with diverse teams to translate business needs into technical requirements.
  • Knowledge of agile software development methodology.
  • Proficient in a high-level programming language, such as Golang, Java, Python, or C++.
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 10%.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain privacy-enhancing systems for products and services.
  • Develop backend systems and features focused on security, compliance, and service enhancement.
  • Implement real-time computing practices for increased concurrency and scalability.
  • Enhance system architecture for improved performance and stability.
  • Contribute to system design and the overall quality of code.
  • Perform bug fixes and conduct performance tuning to improve product quality.
  • Mentor and guide interns and junior engineers to grow the engineering team.

Benefits

  • Day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with company matching contributions.
  • Paid parental leave for employees.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Wellbeing benefits to support employee health.
  • 10 paid holidays and 10 paid sick days annually.
  • 17 days of Paid Personal Time, increasing with tenure.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain systems that enhance privacy across our products, platforms, or services by working closely with design, product, and other cross-functional teams in developing efficient, highly scalable, and secured services using backend service experience. Develop backend systems, services, and/or new features for information-security, compliance, anti-fraud, business governance, and customer service. Develop real-time computing, high concurrency, and scalability engineering practices across all product engineering disciplines. Improve system design and architecture to ensure high stability and performance of the services. Contribute to overall system design and code quality improvement. Improve product quality through bug fixes, performance analysis, and tuning. Grow the team by mentoring interns and junior-level Software Engineers. Qualifications Qualifications Must have a Master's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Systems, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related field, and 1 year of related work experience; OR a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Systems, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related field, and 3 years of related work experience. Of the required experience, must have 1 year of experience in each of the following: Designing and implementing scalable, fault tolerant, distributed, and low latency backend workflow orchestration architecture; Designing and implementing scalable RESTful APIs; Working with cross-functional stakeholders to gather business requirements and translate them into technical requirements; Using agile methodology for the entire software development lifecycle; and Writing testable, maintainable, and low latency software using high level programming language, including Golang, Java, Python, or C++. Travel Requirement: Domestic and international travel up to 10%. Type: Full time, 40 hours/week Location: San Jose, CA Salary Range: $182804 - $316800 per year To Apply, click the apply button below. Contact [redacted] if you have difficulty submitting resume through the website. Job Information [For Pay Transparency]Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $182804 - $316800 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.

About TikTok

TikTok is a social media app that allows users to create and share short videos. The app was launched in 2016 by Chinese tech company ByteDance. TikTok has become one of the most popular social media apps in the world, with over 1 billion active users. The app has been downloaded over 2 billion times worldwide. TikTok has faced controversy over its data privacy practices and its potential ties to the Chinese government. In 2020, the app faced a potential ban in the United States, but a deal was reached with Oracle and Walmart to create a new company called TikTok Global.
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Size
1,750 employees
Industry
Founded
2012

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