Backend Software Engineer - Account Safety - Trust and Safety

Why Join Us

Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible. Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo Never. Courage Always. At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve. Join us.

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 supportive platforms across TnS organization.

Responsibilities - What You'II Do

- Build a highly-scalable, efficient and robust trust and safety platform and tools;

- Understand product objectives to develop an easy-to-use platform that aligns with customers needs;

- Collaborate with trust and safety specialists, experts and machine learning engineers;

- Improve system design and architecture to ensure high stability and performance of the services;

- Work with Trust and Safety teams to protect TikTok globally.

Minimum qualifications:

- Bachelor or above degree in computer science or a related technical discipline;

- Proficiency in designing data structures, building algorithms, and at least one programming language: python/go/php/c++/java;

- Great communication and teamwork skills;

- Passionate about techniques and solving challenging problems

- Experience with Big Data systems and related technologies (HiveFlinkClickHouse etc.) is preferred

Preferred Qualifications:

- 3+ yrs of experience at large scale tech companies.

• 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.