Engineering Manager - TikTok Ads Platform - Performance Ads

Responsibilities

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.

Ads Platform and Interfaces teams have strong customer focus and dedication to the technical excellence, to meet our customer needs with reliable and performant platforms and services. We are looking for strong software engineers who are excited to grow their business understanding, and build highly scalable and reliable software, partnering across disciplines and geographies, to achieve the best results.

Responsibilities:

1. Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team dedicated to building the campaign creation flow for the TikTok Ads Platform.
2. Cultivate a collaborative and innovative team culture that encourages continuous learning, growth, and improvement.
3. Establish clear goals, expectations, and performance standards to guide the engineering team toward success.
4. Define and implement the technical vision and strategic roadmap for the campaign creation experience, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives.
5. Uphold best practices in software development, testing, and deployment, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
6. Identify and drive opportunities for continuous improvement in platform performance and user experience.
7. Collaborate closely with product managers, data scientists, and other stakeholders to align engineering efforts with business goals and product requirements.
8. Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including senior leadership, providing updates on project status, risks, and opportunities.
9. Implement rigorous testing and quality assurance processes to ensure the platform’s reliability and performance.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Software engineering experience, with a strong focus on backend and full-stack development.
2. Expertise in backend technologies and programming languages such as Python, Java, and C++.
3. In-depth understanding of ad technologies, including campaign creation, ad delivery, creative, reporting, and related processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or a related field.
2. Experience in a relevant leadership role, managing and guiding engineering teams.
3. Strong problem-solving abilities with the capacity to make decisions in uncertain situations.
4. Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
5. Proven leadership and people management skills, with a track record of building and leading high-performing teams.

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 this link .

Job Information:

Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $224000 - $410000 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.
• 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.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
3. Exercising sound judgment.