At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
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An "Effect" is an innovative camera feature that seamlessly integrates cutting-edge AR technology, enabling users to create captivating videos. Central to the TikTok user experience, effects ignite joy, foster creativity, and spur new trends among our billion+ global community.

The Effect Platform team, instrumental in stimulating digital creativity, fosters a vibrant ecosystem for global effect designers. Based in the US, our focus is to enhance the designer community's experience through:
- Enhancing new effect capabilities through the implementation of server-side functionalities.
- Strengthening the lifecycle management workflow for all effects.
- Implementing a high performance effect distribution system.
- Building and integrating monetization features to enhance revenue streams.
- Crafting sophisticated data analytics dashboard features to provide key insights.
- Designing and implementing effective incentive schemes to motivate and reward the effect designer community.

As a Senior Backend Engineer in our team, you'll play a key role in shaping this dynamic and ever-evolving platform, significantly contributing to TikTok's continued global impact.

Responsibilities
- Design and develop backend services and APIs to power the effects creation & video content creation on the TikTok platform.
- Work closely with cross functional teams like product managers, designers, and Frontend engineers to deliver state of the art user experience in the above products mentioned.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest backend technologies and incorporate them into the product development process, ensuring our systems stay at the forefront of the industry.
- Ensure the performance, scalability, and reliability of backend systems to handle high traffic and support a large user base.
- Implement data storage and retrieval mechanisms to support content creation, editing, and sharing.
- Identify and address security vulnerabilities to protect user data and ensure the integrity of the platform.
- Build world-class products end-to-end, which combine usability, accessibility, elegance, performance, and maintainability.
- Learn and grow from working with great colleagues and taking on challenges.
- Help our team grow from your expertise.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Practical experience in backend development, with a strong command of one or more programming languages like Java, Python, or Go.
- Proven experience in designing and developing scalable backend systems for high-traffic applications.
- Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructures (e.g. AWS, GCP) and container technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
- Solid understanding of database systems and data modeling, as well as proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Experience with RESTful API design and implementation, and understanding of microservices architecture.
- Knowledge of security best practices and data protection measures for backend systems.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
- Excellent team player with good communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field with 3 years of practical experience in relevant domains

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 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://shorturl.at/cdpT2

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $194000 - $355000 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.