Tech Lead Manager (Backend) - Trust and Safety (San Jose)

TikTok; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 198,360 - 416,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Job summary

A leading tech company in Seattle is seeking a Tech Lead Manager to enhance its backend software systems within the Trust and Safety engineering team. The role involves coordination with cross-functional teams, designing system architecture for high performance, and driving technical projects. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, 2+ years leading teams, and strong skills in data structures. The position offers competitive compensation and a vibrant work environment, allowing for creative problem solving and innovation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience tech-leading a software engineer team.
• 5+ years of large-scale backend system development experience.

Responsibilities

• Aligning with TnS Technical objectives and coordinating with experts.
• Designing and improving system design and architecture.

Skills

Strong communication and teamwork skills

Experience with Data Structures and Algorithms

Education

Bachelor's or higher degree in computer science or a related technical discipline

Job description

Tech Lead Manager (Backend) - Trust and Safety (San Jose)

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The Trust and Safety(TnS) engineering team is responsible for protecting our users from harmful content and abusive behaviors. With the continuous efforts of our trust and safety engineering team, TikTok can provide the best user experience and bring joy to everyone in the world. Our team is responsible for achieving goals by building content moderation process systems, rule engine, strategy systems, feature engine, human moderation platforms, risk insight systems and all kinds of supporting platforms across TnS organization. We are looking for a Tech Lead Manager to join and build our backend software system.

Responsibilities

• Aligning with TnS Technical objectives, coordinating with TnS experts, machine learning engineers, and other cross-functional teams on delivering key results
• Designing and improving system design and architecture to ensure high stability and performance of the services.
• Taking owner role of business systems and keep improving them.
• Leading technical roadmap and decisions on projects among the product.
• Driving technical projects and medium-sized XFN team to archive business goal
• Help TikTok's product teams design safety and abuse resistance into new products from the beginning

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree in computer science or a related technical discipline.
• 2+ years of experience tech-leading a software engineer team.
• Strong experience with Data Structures and Algorithms.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• 5+ years of large-scale backend system development experience.

Preferred Qualification

• Experience in moderation or risk control system design and implementation is preferred.

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 $198360 - $416100 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:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
• Exercising sound judgment.