Senior Product Designer - Platform

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 137,244 - 255,867; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

10 paid holidays and sick days annually

Job summary

A leading social media platform in San Jose is seeking a Senior Product Designer to collaborate closely with product managers and engineers. This role involves designing user flows, wireframes, and prototypes while also applying research methods to inform design decisions. Candidates should have over 5 years of UX design experience and strong skills in tools like Figma. The position offers a base salary ranging from $137,244 to $255,867 annually.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of UX design experience across business platforms.
• Expertise in interaction design with strong prototyping skills.
• Proven track record of working effectively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with product managers and engineers.
• Design user flows, wireframes, and prototypes.
• Apply research methods to inform design decisions.

Skills

UX design experience

Prototyping skills using Figma

Exceptional communication skills

Ability to work with cross-functional teams

Education

5+ years in UX design

Tools

Figma

Job description

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Responsibilities
Team Introduction:
TikTok Platforms are under the hood of the phenomenal short-video APP making sure our millions of users are always in a trusted, safe and secure cyber environment. The platform design team builds user interfaces and flows on top of the technologies so that our employees and external partners can better understand and use the technologies. For example, copyright platforms help right holders efficiently protect their original content from infringement; Open Platform helps explain and connect APIs to integrate TikTok into other applications.

Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with product managers, UX writers, and engineers throughout the entire design lifecycle to deliver product experiences globally.
- Design user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity visuals that balance user needs, business objectives, and technical feasibility.
- Apply qualitative and quantitative research methods to inform and validate design decisions.
- Partner with engineering teams during development handoff and post-launch phases to ensure design quality, usability, and technical accuracy.
- Contribute to product roadmap planning, continuously improve design processes, and promote cross-functional knowledge sharing through documentation and presentations.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of UX design experience across business platforms including SaaS, PaaS, and web applications. Please send the portfolio link along with your application.
- Expertise in interaction design with strong prototyping skills using tools like Figma.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to clearly present ideas, design rationale, and feedback.
- Proven track record of working effectively with cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders.
- Strong ideation and iteration skills, with the ability to rapidly generate and evaluate multiple concepts.
- Results-driven and adaptable, with a proactive mindset suited to fast-paced, impact-focused startup environments.
- Comfortable working under pressure and managing tight deadlines when necessary.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with and contributing to design systems (components, icons, typography, color palettes).
- Background in designing complex B2B applications, especially those addressing enterprise use cases.
- Familiarity with software development processes and methodologies.

About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.


Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion
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 Accommodation
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://tinyurl.com/RA-request


Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $137244 - $255867 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; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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