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Senior Backend Software Engineer - TikTok Privacy Product

TikTok
San Jose, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Oct 2025

About the role

We built TikTok as a trusted platform to inspire creativity and enrich life. Our team protects users on our platform by promoting privacy by design; we design architectures that treats user data respectfully, with transparency, and in line with reasonable practices. Data privacy engineering is a new technological territory that hasn't been well defined in our industry; by joining the team, you will have chance to refine the data privacy framework, use advanced privacy technology, and make a big impact on TikTok and our community.



Responsibilities

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer on the TikTok Privacy Product team, you will:

•Design, build, and maintain systems that enhance privacy across the TikTok;

•Work with engineering and product teams to ensure that TikTok is compliant with privacy laws and regulations from a technical perspective;

•Lead large and cross function projects. Can work in parallel with other engineers and stakeholders and reassemble into a cohesive launch. Work is tactical and strategic.

•Impacts software architecture, dependencies, performance, and business value.

•Respond to privacy incidents, if they occur, including collecting information on scope and root cause as well as managing remediation.

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