Backend Engineer - AI-Driven Risk & Moderation Platform

TikTok Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 317,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 holidays per year

10 sick days per year

Paid Personal Time

Job summary

TikTok Inc. is seeking a software engineer to help build the Actor Integrity Foundation platform, focusing on scalable, reliable ads delivery and risk control across global surfaces.

You will design backend services, data pipelines, and AI-powered moderation tools, collaborating with ML engineers, product managers, and operations to improve transparency and explainability of automated decisions.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2+ years of experience in software development (backend services) or infrastructure engineering.
• Strong coding skills in one or more languages (Go, Python, C++, Java).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, backend architectures, and data processing frameworks.
• Ability to think critically, solve complex problems, and communicate effectively across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend services/infra of Actor Risk Control Platform for abuse detection, enforcement, and transparency.
• Build real-time and offline data pipelines and feature platforms to support ML and Rule based risk control.
• Develop platforms that enable human-in-the-loop investigation and enforcement.
• Collaborate with ML engineers, product managers, and operations teams to build AI-powered Actor Moderation System with agentic decision-making powered by LLM.
• Contribute to the technical roadmap and evolve TikTok's risk control ecosystem.
• Operate in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment.

Skills

Go

Python

C++

Java

Distributed systems

Backend architectures

Data processing

Education

BS/MS in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Spark

Job description

TikTok Inc. is seeking a software engineer to help build the Actor Integrity Foundation platform, focusing on scalable, reliable ads delivery and risk control across global surfaces.

You will design backend services, data pipelines, and AI-powered moderation tools, collaborating with ML engineers, product managers, and operations to improve transparency and explainability of automated decisions.