Responsibilities
The TikTok LIVE Foundation Governance Engineering team is a global team responsible for ensuring the quality of live streaming content. It takes on the responsibility of building the backend system, collaborating with data scientists, ecosystem governance managers, the operations team, and the Trust & Safety Algorithm team. Together, we develop human-based and machine-based moderation, the penalty center, and permission governance tools to ensure our content is high quality and enjoyable to our users worldwide. Responsibilities - Work closely with product manager, data scientist, UI designer, and other engineers to iterate on data driven product ideas. - Improve system design and architecture to ensure service reliability, performance, and extensibility. - Learn and understand how TikTok products work and help build end-to-end solutions. - Learn and grow from working with great colleagues and taking on challenges. - Help our team grow from your expertise, experience, and perspectives.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications - Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms, proficient in at least one coding language, including but not limited to Go, Java, Python, C++. - Curiosity towards new technology and outstanding ability to analyze and solve problems. - Good grasp of software engineering and how to build a system in scalable and extensive manner. Preferred Qualifications - BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related major. - Industry experience in a software development environment. - Understanding of concurrency, database, and message queue. - Experience in content moderation system.
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency]Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $162000 - $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.
