Tech Lead / Senior Software Engineer, Marketing API

TikTok

5

Seattle, WA

Why you should apply for a job to TikTok:

  • 5/5 in overall job satisfaction

  • 4/5 in supportive management

  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Employee well-being is supported via hybrid work, short-term counseling through our EAP and a premium subscription to Headspace.

  • We embrace diversity across all dimensions and provide employees with 9 employee resource groups globally, including our WOMEN ERG.

  • Comprehensive parental leave policy as well as fertility treatment through healthcare providers with a $20,000 lifetime maximum.

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    Position summary

    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. Why Join Us At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok. Marketing API, as one of the central ads interfaces, drives the ads revenue and growth of advertisers, partners, and developers. The marketing API team builds the business API which carries all external-facing capabilities of TikTok for Business. But more importantly, we endeavor to build the ecosystem to engage our advertisers, partners, and developers so they can thrive together with TikTok. This is one of the top priorities in TikTok monetization as no business can succeed on its own. If you are someone who is passionate about technology and tackling all the interesting and challenging problems with big impacts on our business growth, we are eager to have you on the team! In this role, you will lead the design and development of highly scalable and configurable API infrastructure and solutions, serving tens of thousands of advertisers and brands globally. We welcome highly motivated backend engineers with passion for either product or infrastructure. Responsibility: • Provide leadership in designing and building TikTok business API suite with cross-functional teams. • Build a stable, scalable, high-performing, and highly configurable API infrastructure. • Build efficient and fluent development tools (e.g. web/mobile SDKs) to optimize developer experiences. • Build API solutions to grow brands and advertisers on TikTok. • Build customized solutions for different advertising verticals. • Plan and lead partner integration with product and sales teams to directly drive revenue and growth. • And more where we long for your creativity! • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience. • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience. • Curiosity towards new technology and outstanding ability to analyze and solve problems. • 7+ years of working experience in backend or infrastructure development: - Strong knowledge of data structure and algorithms, proficient in at least one coding language, including but not limited to Python, Go, Java. - Familiar with backend technology stacks like Flask, Gin, Kafka, Redis, etc. 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 during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected] The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $199500 - $340100 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.​At ByteDance/TikTok our benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support ByteDancers 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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    What are TikTok perks and benefits

    Lactation facilities

    Fertility

    Unconscious bias training

    Networking

    Succession planning

    Diversity recruiting

    Diversity performance

    Short term disability

    Paid paternity

    Paid maternity

    Paid adoptive

    About the company

    Industry: Technology: Consumer Internet

    As the leading destination for short-form mobile video, our platform helps people around the world become a part of a global community. In a world that feels more divided than ever, we are here to inspire creativity and bring joy. We do this by embracing change, thriving in ambiguity, and always looking for solutions.

    Why you should apply for a job to TikTok:

  • 5/5 in overall job satisfaction

  • 4/5 in supportive management

  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Employee well-being is supported via hybrid work, short-term counseling through our EAP and a premium subscription to Headspace.

  • We embrace diversity across all dimensions and provide employees with 9 employee resource groups globally, including our WOMEN ERG.

  • Comprehensive parental leave policy as well as fertility treatment through healthcare providers with a $20,000 lifetime maximum.