TikTok Platform Designer

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a skilled product designer to join their global team in San Jose. The role involves designing product experiences and collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape the user journey. Ideal candidates showcase strong interaction design and communication skills and can navigate a fast-paced, innovative environment. This position offers an attractive salary range and benefits aimed at fostering creativity and collaboration across diverse teams.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time

Qualifications

• Proven ability to identify user pain points.
• Strong skills in interaction design and prototyping.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute design lifecycle with product managers, UX writers, and engineers.
• Create user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.
• Leverage user research methods to inform design decisions.

Skills

Interaction design

Prototyping

Communication

User research

Collaboration

Education

Not specified

Tools

Figma

Job description

Responsibilities
Team Introduction
We are a global team who has passion for solving problems. Our mission is: Be Reliable in Content, Data and Service

Responsibilities
- Execute at every stage of the design lifecycle with product managers, UX writers, and engineers to ship product experiences globally
- Create user flows, prototypes, and high fidelity designs that provide multiple solutions based on user needs, business goals, and technical constraints
- Leverage both qualitative and quantitative user research methods to inform and validate design decisions.
- Partner with engineering teams to review product releases and ensure design quality through launch, testing, and iteration phases.
- Contribute to feature roadmap strategies, improve product design processes, and champion knowledge sharing opportunities through documentation and post-launch presentations

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Proven ability to identify user pain points, develop measurable improvement strategies, and iterate based on user insights and feedback.
- Strong interaction design skills; proficient in prototyping and design tools such as Figma.
- Great communication skills to be able to articulate your concepts, vision and decision-making
- Comfortable working across functions with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to rapidly iterate and produce multiple concepts
- Results oriented and resilient. Ability to fit within a startup culture which celebrates efficiency and driving impact
-Independently own and manage projects, timelines, and feedback loops with a proactive mindset, balancing speed and quality through fast-paced iteration.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with design systems (design components, icon, color)
- Familiar with development methods
- Proficiency in Chinese or Mandarin, enabling collaboration with Chinese or Mandarin speaking stakeholders to effectively communicate and drive business growth.

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 $137000 - $229500 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.