Tech Lead, AI & Agent Backend Systems

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 244,800 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is hiring a Tech Lead Software Engineer for the AI & Agent team in San Jose. You will design and implement intelligent, scalable backend solutions that power the ecosystem & platform.

Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and operations to deploy end-to-end technical solutions, integrating LLMs and Agent-driven workflows. Join a world-class team building safe, high-quality content distribution.

Qualifications

• Experience designing backend systems for AI integrations and agent-driven workflows.
• Strong system design, scalability, and collaboration across product, data science, and ops teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement intelligent, scalable backend solutions for AI & Agent workloads.
• Build high-performance backend services to support ecosystem governance and content quality.
• Collaborate across product, data science, and strategy operations teams to deliver end-to-end tech solutions.
• Drive engineering best practices while mentoring a team of engineers.
• Deliver solutions aligned with TikTok's ecosystem and platform goals.

Job description

TikTok is hiring a Tech Lead Software Engineer for the AI & Agent team in San Jose. You will design and implement intelligent, scalable backend solutions that power the ecosystem & platform.

Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and operations to deploy end-to-end technical solutions, integrating LLMs and Agent-driven workflows. Join a world-class team building safe, high-quality content distribution.