Front End Software Engineer, Trust and Safety - TikTok

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The Trust and Safety (TnS) platform team is responsible for protecting our users from harmful content and abusive behaviors. With the continuous efforts of our trust and safety platform team, TikTok can provide the best user experience and bring joy to everyone in the world. Our team is responsible for achieving goals by building moderation desktop applications, Low-code engine & platform, and all kinds of supportive platforms across TnS organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implement cross platform web-based features, user interfaces and Node.js based services for content safety platforms.
• Responsible for optimising scalability, reliability and responsiveness of web-based application pages, and to deliver compelling end user experience.
• Architect efficient and reusable front-end systems that drive complex web applications
• Keep at the forefront of emerging web-based technologies and trends, research and evaluate latest web development frameworks, apply new technologies to drive iterative product improvements.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• B. Sc or higher degree in Computer Science or related fields from accredited and reputable institutions
• 3+ years experience in developing frontend web applications, with demonstrable expertise in deep optimisation of end user experience, stability & scalability, code modularity and rendering latency
• Strong JavaScript/HTML/CSS frontend engineering experience and strong familiarity with key concepts including asynchronous programming, closures and types, layouts, specificity, animation, cross browser compatibility and accessibility
• Deep understanding of the underlying design philosophy and implementation of common web frameworks, including React/Vue/Angular
• Deep familiarity and experience with common web compilation and bundling frameworks, including Webpack/Rollup/BaBel/AST/Gulp
• Good understanding of frontend - backend multi-tier application architecture and protocols, familiarity with product and software development lifecycle process
• Experience in development of no-code/low-code platforms is highly advantageous

Preferred Qualifications

1. Agile, quick self learner, highly self-motivated with strong sense of product ownership and creative problem solver
2. Deeply passionate about software coding/development and building great mobile/web applications
3. Ability to perform independent research to solve complex technical problems
4. Good collaborator and team player, comfortable working in a fast moving, culturally diverse and globally distributed team environment

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 https://shorturl.at/cdpT2

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $106590 - $160960 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.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

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; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.