Tech Lead; Backend​/Fullstack - Trust and Safety; Seattle

Tech Lead (Backend/Fullstack) - Trust and Safety (Seattle)

Location:

Seattle

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code: A249216A

• Lead a team of engineers and collaborate with TnS experts, machine learning engineers, and other cross‑functional teams on delivering key results.
• Work with PM and other partner teams to shape the roadmap of TnS risk and response domain.
• Define and drive the technical vision, strategy, and roadmap.
• Continuously improve the quality, efficiency, and security of the system.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including product managers, data scientists, and infrastructure teams.
• Help Tik Tok's product teams design safety and abuse resistance into new products from the beginning.
• Manage resources and budgets to optimize team performance and achieve business objectives.

• Bachelor or higher degree in computer science with at least 5 years of experience.
• 2+ years of experience in managing or technically leading a software engineering team.
• Strong experience in architecting and implementing modern, large‑scale, consumer‑facing web applications and backend systems.
• Had solid user‑facing product experience in building, designing, and scaling software architecture.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and addressing technical challenges.
• Experience of driving collaboration across cross functional teams on delivering shared goals.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

• Experience in trust and safety or risk control system design and implementation is preferred.
• Full‑stack development background.
• Strong product sense, with experience driving user‑facing products/features from 0 to 1.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $202,160 - $368,220 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.

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:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
• Exercising sound judgment.

Tik Tok 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