TikTok Hiring for Frontend Software Engineer, Creator at San Jose, CA Full Time

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire – for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.

About the team

TikTok’s Creator team comprises of various cross-functional teams including engineering, data science, recommendation/algorithm, product, marketing, and operations, that adopt a data-driven approach to foster growth of creators and content. Our team collaborates closely to assist creators worldwide in expressing their creativity, expanding their following, and helping creators to monetize their content and build careers. We strive to improve our creator’s experience on our platform while growing overall content diversity in the TikTok ecosystem.

As part of the Creator team, our team of frontend engineers is responsible for managing multiple product surfaces to distribute traffic, provide monetization opportunities and develop innovative tools that cater to the diverse needs of our creators on TikTok. Our products include the TikTok Creator Fund (https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-gb/the-tiktok-creator-fund-is-now-live-across-europe-and-here-is-how-to-apply), premium content and subscription services(https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/introducing-a-new-way-for-creators-to-share-premium-content-with-series), Creator Center (https://www.tiktok.com/creator-center), TikTok Creator Marketplace (https://creatormarketplace.tiktok.com/), creator analytics tools, content digital fingerprinting system, creator education products, and internal platforms for creator management. We are committed to continuously expanding our product offerings to ensure that our creators and content ecosystem continue to thrive.

As a member of TikTok Creator team, you will:
1. Work closely with product managers and designers to deliver state of the art user experience in the above products mentioned;

2. Build world-class frontends, which combine usability, accessibility, elegance, performance, and maintainability;

3. Adopt automated and manual test strategies to ensure product quality;

4. Learn and understand how TikTok products work and help build end-to-end solutions;

5. Learn and grow from working with great colleagues and taking on challenges;

6. Help our team grow from your expertise, experience, and perspectives.

Qualifications

1. BA/BS Degree in Computer Science or related major;

2. 3+ years of industry experience in a software development environment;

3. Proficiency in Javascript, ES5/6, CSS, and various layouts;

4. Experience in solving CSS/JS multi-browser compatibility problems and front-end performance optimization;

5. Understanding of construction and continuous integration, familiarity with at least one construction tool;

6. Understanding of component-based development ideas, familiarity with React, Angular, Vue.js, or any other equivalent library / framework;

7. Understanding of back-end technologies and databases is a plus.

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 during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Job Information

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $136800 – $205000 annually.

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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.

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At ByteDance/TikTok our benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support ByteDancers to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:

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We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

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Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off(PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

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We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.