Senior Backend Software Engineer, TikTok Business Account - Ads Interface and Platforms

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.

By integrating both organic and ads features, this team helps everyone on TikTok to realize their social network goal with ease. The team enables not only small and medium businesses (SMBs) to drive hyper-growth but also large enterprises and e-commerce giants to enhance their global influence. The team empowers not only celebrities-to-be to form new communities but also auxiliates public figures communicating their ideology effectively. The team aims to enhance advertising efficiency by improving business users' workflows on TikTok, such as continuously bringing inspiring content with the latest trends, actively engaging with their communities through private and public messaging, and confidently executing their ad campaigns with data insights into their targeted audiences.

We are looking for strong software engineers who are excited to grow their understanding of Digital Marketing Management, build highly scalable and reliable software partnering across disciplines and geographies, and help businesses to achieve the best results with a joyful experience for TikTok users.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Design, develop, test, and continuously improve business users' experiences on TikTok.
2. Manage the work of a focused team of software engineers, providing guidance, regular feedback, education, and mentoring.
3. Take responsibility for the team project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
4. Define a long-term technical roadmap and contribute to technical decisions on your team.
5. Collaborate with PM and R&D teams globally, in a fast-paced environment.

1. Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical discipline.
2. 5+ years of experience in software engineering. Strong Computer Science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, software design) and problem-solving skills.
3. Ability to think critically and to formulate solutions in a clear and concise way.
4. Very strong teamwork skills (e.g. communication, ownership, empathy, honesty).
5. Experience with Digital Marketing Management, Instant Messaging systems, Advertisement Technology, or Digital Content Creation is a plus, but not required.
6. Experience with consumer-user-facing products is a plus, but not required.

Compensation Description (annually): The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $194000 - $355000 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.