TikTok is looking to address objectionable or disturbing content on its platform, including bullying, hate speech, child abuse, and other harmful content, by building high-leverage tools that enhance its Risk and Detection programs.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading and influencing engineering teams towards successful project delivery.
- A strong background as a senior, front-end, or full-stack engineer with excellent technical judgment and deep architectural understanding.
- Demonstrated ability to align technical efforts with strategic priorities and adeptly guide teams through ambiguous problem spaces.
- Strong product instincts and user empathy, particularly in environments where dedicated product management may be lean.
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, capable of influencing both engineers and cross-functional partners.
- Experience in high-velocity environments, with a talent for enforcing focus while maintaining team momentum.
- Deeply curious about the capabilities of LLMs and AI
Responsibilities
- Mentor and guide data and engineering team on technical growth and career development, providing regular feedback.
- Align team efforts with business priorities and enforce execution discipline to ensure high impact.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to define, prioritize, and deliver high-impact engineering solutions.
- Provide technical vision for the team, effectively framing complex problems, defining project scope, and ensuring tight feedback loops with users.
- Raise technical quality standards across the team, particularly for React-based frontends and scalable backend patterns (Python, Golang).
- Clarify ambiguous challenges, drive accountability for results, and champion impact over mere output.
- Ensure team well-being and psychological safety when navigating exposure to sensitive or disturbing content, balancing velocity with care.
Other
- 3+ years of experience working in a hybrid work schedule, with a requirement to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by manager/department.
- Ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information, subject to strict national security-related screening.
- Commitment to self-care and resilience to manage the emotional demands of the role, with access to comprehensive and evidence-based wellbeing programs.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, with a preference for candidates with experience working on Trust & Safety, detection, security, or integrity systems.
- Ability to adapt to a high-tempo environment and respond to day-to-day challenges of the role.
