Software Engineer - Data Security

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.

Team Introduction
The Data Management Suite team is building products that cover the whole lifecycle of a data pipeline, including data ingestion and Integration, data development, data catalog, data security and data governance. These products support various businesses, so data engineers and data scientists could greatly boost their productivity.

Data security and compliance is one of the top priorities for TikTok. As a software engineer in the data security team, you will have the opportunity to build, optimize and grow one of the largest data platforms in the world. You'll gain hands-on experience enhancing data full lifecycle protection, and support businesses to use data efficiently in compliance with local regulations. You will have the opportunity to work with key stakeholders from security, legal and various core product teams in the company, and have a positive impact on billions of users and TikTok's core business.

- Work with the big data stack, designing and developing highly scalable systems for data full lifecycle protection, including but not limited to data classification, access control, encryption, masking, auditing, alerting
- Work with global and cross-functional teams in product, design, legal, security, engineering, etc to meet business needs and regulatory compliance
- Special area research and development, including but not limited to LLM, data sharing, privacy enhancing computation
- Contribute to the team's engineering excellence in daily work- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- Track record in designing and implementing scalable and reliable systems
- Solid communication/collaboration skills and product sense

Preferred qualifications:
- Experience working in a complex organization involving cross-functional teams and multiple business lines
- Experience in data platform related product development or big data technologies, such as Hadoop, ClickHouse, etc.
- Experiences with big data security systems and technologies, such as Apache Ranger, data classification, data protection

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 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 [email protected].