iOS Engineer, Intelligent Video Creation

About TikTok:
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.

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.

About Video Creation Team:
Our team's mission is to empower TikTok users to turn creativity into reality via videos. We build the core video creation product to support tens of millions of TikTok creators every day. All the viral props and effects you find on TikTok are developed by us, via close collaboration with TikTok AR effects and multimedia teams. Our goal is to build the world's best video creation software. On this team, you will be working with our XFN partners to define a world-class video creation experience, designing the architecture of TikTok video creation tools and pipelines, and shipping cutting-edge features to take TikTok to the next level.

Responsibilities
- Collaborate with product/design and other engineering teams to define a world-class video creation experience.
- Design and implement user-facing features of TikTok video creation software using the latest technology.
- Build reusable software components with robust code and clear documentation, and deliver high quality work.
- Analyze and optimize iOS applications for quality, efficiency, and performance.
- Research, analyse and evaluate requirements for existing or new web and mobile applications.
- Design, develop, test and maintain web and mobile solutions to meet the requirements.
- Evaluate programming codes to ensure that they are properly structured, meet industry standards and are compatible with browsers and devices.
- Develop website infrastructure and integrate websites with other computer applications.1. BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent majors with 2+ years of iOS development experience.
2. Proficient in Objective-C or Swift, strong understanding of software development principles, capabilities, and limitations of iOS platform.
3. Solid knowledge of multi-threading, data structure, operating system and network.
4. Ability to understand and debug large and complex code bases.
5. Experience in audio & video multimedia client development is preferred.
6. An effective communicator with excellent collaborative skills, strong self motivation and great problem solving skills.
7. Promote robust and maintainable code, clear documentation, and deliver high quality work on a tight schedule.
8. Willing to take up challenges and grow in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Experience of working in a cross-regional team 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.