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TikTok · 1 month ago

Senior Backend Software Engineer - User Experience, Trust and Safety, TikTok

San Jose, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$137K/yr - $360K/yr

2+ years exp

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join their Trust and Safety engineering team. This role involves building a highly-scalable and efficient trust and safety platform to protect users from harmful content, collaborating with specialists, and improving system design for high stability and performance.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Build a highly-scalable, efficient and robust trust and safety platform and tools

Understand product objectives to develop an easy-to-use platform that aligns with customers' needs

Collaborate with trust and safety specialists, experts and machine learning engineers

Improve system design and architecture to ensure high stability and performance of the services

Work with Trust and Safety teams to protect TikTok globally

Qualification

PythonBig Data systemsData structuresAlgorithmsCommunication skillsTeamwork skillsProblem-solving

Required

Bachelor or above degree in computer science or a related technical discipline

At least 2 years of industrial experience

Proficiency in designing data structures, building algorithms, and at least one programming language: python/go/php/c++/java

Great communication and teamwork skills

Passionate about techniques and solving challenging problems

Preferred

Experience with Big Data systems and related technologies (Hive、Flink、ClickHouse etc.)

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)

Company

TikTok

Glassdoor3.4

TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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