Backend Software Engineer, TikTok Privacy AI

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.

As a software engineer, your responsibilities are:

1. Work closely with PMs to design user friendly & efficient platform functionalities for data governance.
2. Be responsible for the system design and functionality development of the privacy engineering frameworks and platforms.
3. Work on anonymization/pseudonymization/encryption technologies to preserve user privacy in all ML data processing activities.
4. Work closely with operations & business teams to address technical challenges when applying solutions throughout our product suite.
5. Investigate the cutting-edge industry progress of privacy engineering and get feedback from business lines, continuously improve efficiency & stability of the solutions.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree or above, 3+ years of software engineering experience.
2. In-depth understanding of computer principles, familiar with general server architecture, skilled use of various data structures and algorithms, proficient in a programming language.
3. Good business scenarios & requirements understanding, able to design reasonable technical solutions.
4. Strong communication skills and teamwork spirit.
5. With rigorous logical thinking.

Having the following experience is a big plus:

1. Experience in delivering distributed systems and data infrastructure in a production setting.
2. Experience of privacy awareness process design for SDLC, AI model training.
3. Experience of data processing control solutions like purpose limitation, access control etc.
4. Experience of data protection solutions like data classification, data de-identification etc.
5. Rich experience in Internet product architecture design.
6. Experience with data governance framework to register, manage, and control data lifecycle to meet privacy compliance requirements.

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. 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

Job Information:

Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $137750 - $237500 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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