Backend Software Engineer, User & Creator Product (UCP)

San Jose, CA, United States

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.

Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.

To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.

At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.

Join us.

About the team

TikTok's User & Creator Product (UCP) team comprises of various cross-functional teams including engineering, data science, recommendation/algorithm, product, marketing, and operations, that adopt a data-driven approach to foster growth of creators and content. Our team collaborates closely to assist creators worldwide in expressing their creativity, expanding their following, and helping creators to monetize their content and build careers. We strive to improve our creator's experience on our platform while growing overall content diversity in the TikTok ecosystem.

As part of the UCP, our team of engineers is responsible for develop innovative tools that cater to the diverse needs of our creators on TikTok. We are responsible for creating a range of products, including the web-based Creator Center(https://www.tiktok.com/creator-center), web-based video creation and editing tools, as well as a suite of innovative creator tools integrated within the TikTok mobile app. Our team also develops creator analytics tools, AI-powered inspiration tools, creator educational products, and various new products in planning. We are committed to continuously expanding our product offerings to ensure that our creators and content ecosystem continue to thrive.

As a member of TikTok User & Creator Product team, you will:

- Work closely with product managers and designers to deliver state of the art user experience in the above products mentioned;

- Build world-class backends, which combine scalability, extensibility, elegance, performance, and maintainability;

- Adopt automated and manual test strategies to ensure product quality;

- 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

- BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related major;

- 3+ years of industry experience in a software development environment;

- Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms, proficient in at least one coding language, including but not limited to Go, Java, Python, C++, JavaScript, TypeScript;

- 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;

- Understanding of concurrency, database, and message queue is a plus;

- Experience in data analytics is a plus.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Job Information:

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $145000 - $250000 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.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

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