Senior Backend Software Engineer - TikTok Account

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We are the TikTok Account team, responsible for providing top-notch identity and access related services to TikTok and its associated businesses, including E-commerce, Business, Music, and Live. As a product and platform team, we take pride in building robust and reliable systems that serve as the foundation for the company's growth and success. Our mission is not only to proactively facilitate user access and security, but also to tackle engineering challenges related to scalability, reliability, security, and system performance. Additionally, we embrace a wide range of business challenges, making this a diverse and intellectually stimulating role.

To thrive in this environment, we are looking for big-picture thinkers and strategic team-players who have a genuine passion for doing what's right. If you are driven by innovation, eager to contribute to a world-class team, and excited about shaping the future of TikTok's services, we encourage you to join us on this incredible journey.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy highly scalable distributed services for account systems and identity management.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and various business partners to create effective identity solutions.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment and take ownership and commitment to the production environment through on-call duties.
• Demonstrate strong ownership of the product and service, providing expertise and insights to collaborating engineering teams.
• Work closely with global XFN teams to support new product innovations and business proposals while exploring new engineering initiatives.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Go, Java, C++, Python, etc.
• Experience in designing, evaluating, and enhancing efficiency, scalability, and stability of distributed systems.
• Demonstrated track record of driving change within an organization and leading complex technical projects.
• Strong background in building maintainable and testable code bases, including API design and unit testing techniques.
• Technical leadership experience in the domain of Identity and Access.
• Proven expertise in the development and implementation of identity, authentication, and access management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields with 3 years of working experience in a relevant role.

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 $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.

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.