Senior Android Camera Performance Engineer

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 388,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok’s Creation Experience team seeks enthusiastic mobile developers to advance core video production technologies for Android devices. You will optimize camera features, editing pipelines, and the user experience across a wide range of devices to empower creators around the world.

Ideal candidates have strong Java/Kotlin/C++ skills, Android development experience, and a passion for turning cutting-edge tech into real-world applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 5+ years software development experience.
• Solid coding skills in Java/Kotlin/C++ or demonstrated ability to learn new languages.
• Experience with Android development and Android performance profiling/optimization.
• Strong communication, willingness to learn, and passion for turning cutting-edge tech into real use cases.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and business teams to build new camera features for video posting on Android.
• Profile and optimize Android UI and infrastructure for efficiency and performance; refine user experience in creation workflows.
• Work with industry partners to turn mobile audio/video production capabilities into the best UGC creator experience on TikTok.

Skills

Java/Kotlin/C++

Android performance profiling

Communication

Learning new languages

OpenGL graphics

Camera features

Video editing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Job description

TikTok’s Creation Experience team seeks enthusiastic mobile developers to advance core video production technologies for Android devices. You will optimize camera features, editing pipelines, and the user experience across a wide range of devices to empower creators around the world.

Ideal candidates have strong Java/Kotlin/C++ skills, Android development experience, and a passion for turning cutting-edge tech into real-world applications.