Product Designer (Design+Code/Vibe Coding) - TikTok Design

TikTok Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Holidays and Paid Time Off

Job summary

TikTok Inc. in the United States seeks a product designer to shape UX for mobile and web experiences, focusing on core app infrastructure, social features, and creator tools.

You will design and build intuitive product experiences, prototype with code, and bridge design and engineering to ship high-quality features.

Join a team that values innovation, AI-assisted prototyping, and fast iteration, with competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of product design experience for mobile or web products.
• Strong visual and interaction design skills.
• Ability to code prototypes or lightweight product features (HTML/CSS/JS, React, Swift).
• Experience using AI coding tools or Vibe Coding workflows.
• Strong product thinking and problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Design and build product experiences and bring ideas to life with prototypes.
• Prototype with code using HTML/CSS/JS, React, or Swift.
• Bridge design and engineering to align concepts with real product behavior.
• Drive product innovation across social interactions and creator tools.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers and engineers to ship high-quality experiences.

Skills

Product design

Visual design

Frontend prototyping

AI prototyping

Product thinking

Tools

HTML/CSS

JavaScript/React

Swift

Job description

Responsibilities

TikTok UX team is responsible for the product design of the TikTok app. Our key vertical ownership areas include Core app Product Infrastructure, Social, Search, Creation, Platform Responsibilities and Design Systems. Providing professional design methods and practices, the team helps improve user experience and working efficiency of these products and areas.

• Design and build product experiences Design intuitive product experiences and bring them to life through working prototypes or lightweight implementations.


• Prototype with code Use coding and AI tools (e.g., Vibe Coding, AI coding assistants) to rapidly turn product ideas into interactive prototypes that can be tested and iterated.


• Bridge design and engineering Translate product concepts into functional experiences, reducing the gap between design exploration and real product behavior.


• Drive product innovation Identify opportunities to improve user experience across social interaction, content creation, or AI-driven workflows.


• Collaborate cross-functionally Work closely with product managers and engineers to define product direction and ship high-quality experiences.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years of product design experience for mobile or web products


• Strong visual and interaction design skills


• Ability to code prototypes or lightweight product features (e.g., HTML/CSS/JS, React, Swift, or similar)


• Experience using AI coding tools or Vibe Coding workflows


• Strong product thinking and problem-solving ability

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building production-quality UI or shipping side projects


• Experience with AI-driven product experiences or agent-based workflows


• Experience working on social products or creator tools


• Passion for TikTok and creator communities

Job Information

For Pay Transparency Compensation Description (annually)

• The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $108000 - $208800 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;


3. Exercising sound judgment.