Lead Software Engineer (Multiple Positions)

Responsibilities

About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, 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
Our team plays a crucial role in ensuring the company’s success. We seek people who are willing to learn and put in the effort to solve problems. Our challenges are not your regular day-to-day problems - you’ll be part of a team that’s developing new solutions to new challenges. It’s working fast, at scale, and we’re making a difference. We are looking for talents to join us on this exciting journey!

Responsibilities
- Design, architect, develop, and implement large-scale software platforms, systems, and services that powers Enterprise IT relative solution.
- Define and lead critical, architectural decisions for a development team, providing sound technical direction and communicating effectively.
- Define system functionality and develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures.
- Responsible for the full software development life cycle (SDLC) from preliminary system analysis to tests and deployment.
- Build high-quality, innovative, and fully performing software that complies with coding standards and technical design.
- Collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams to deliver high quality work in rapid product development.
- Handle complex module R&D.
- Improve system design and architecture to ensure high stability and performance of the services.
- Provide Assessment and integration of needed components.
- Bring new ideas and technologies into our platform, innovate and iterate.
- Provide mentorship to senior and mid-level software engineers.

Qualifications

Qualifications
Must have a Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, or a related field, and 4 years of related work experience; OR a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, or a related field, and 6 years related work experience, out of which 5 years must be post-bachelor's, progressive related work experience.

Of the required experience, must have 4 years of experience in each of the following:
- Designing and implementing large-scale, distributed online software services using programming language Java, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, or Python;
- Designing and implementing User Interfaces and scripts to automate common flows using HTML, JavaScript, Python, or Ruby;
- Maintaining and debugging software services;
- Designing and implementing software service architecture to support high throughput and fault tolerant services;
- Designing and managing databases to support online services using MySQL or Redis; and
- Using Unix/Linux operating system.

Type: Full time, 40 hours/week
Location: San Jose, CA
Salary Range: $226158 to $410000 per year

To Apply, click the apply button below. Contact lpresumes@tiktok.com if you have difficulty submitting resume through the website.

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 lpresumes@TikTok.com.


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【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $226158 - $410000 annually.​

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