TikTok Senior Platform Designer

TikTok

San Jose (CA)

On-site

USD 137,244 - 255,867

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) savings plan with company match
Paid parental leave
Paid personal time off

Job summary

A leading technology company in San Jose is seeking a talented UX Designer to drive user experience initiatives. You will collaborate closely with product teams to create innovative solutions and ensure product quality. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years in UX design, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Figma. Join us to inspire creativity and bring joy in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

  • Approximately 5 years of experience in UX design or a related field.
  • Strong interaction design skills; proficient in prototyping and design tools.
  • Great communication skills to articulate concepts and vision.

Responsibilities

  • Execute at every stage of the design lifecycle with teams.
  • Create user flows, prototypes, and high fidelity designs.
  • Partner with engineering teams to ensure design quality.

Skills

UX design
Interaction design
Prototyping
Communication
Agile methodologies

Education

5 years of experience in UX design

Tools

Figma

Job description

Overview

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



  • Approximately 5 years of experience in UX design or a related field. Proven ability to identify user pain points, develop measurable improvement strategies, and iterate based on user insights and feedback. Please send your portfolio along with your application.

  • 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



Preferred Qualifications



  • Experience working with design systems (design components, icon, color)

  • Familiar with development methods

  • Independently own and manage projects, timelines, and feedback loops with a proactive mindset, balancing speed and quality through fast-paced iteration.



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.



Equal Employment Opportunity

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


  • Mid-Senior level



Employment type


  • Full-time



Job function


  • Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology



Industries


  • Technology, Information and Internet



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