Software Engineer (Frontend/Fullstack) - TikTok, Trust & Safety

About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
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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.
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About the team
The Trust and Safety (TnS) platform team is responsible for protecting our users from harmful content and abusive behaviors. With the continuous efforts of our trust and safety platform 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 moderation desktop applications, Low-code engine & platform, and all kinds of supportive platforms across TnS organization.
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Responsibilities
- Build highly scalable, efficient and robust trust, and safety platforms and tools
- Understand product objectives to develop web-based application pages optimized for scalability, reliability and responsiveness and to deliver compelling end user experience
- Architect efficient and reusable front-end systems that drive complex web applications
- Collaborate with trust and safety specialists, experts, backend and machine learning engineers
- Keep at the forefront of emerging web-based technologies and trends, research and evaluate the latest web development frameworks, apply new technologies to drive iterative product improvementsMinimum Qualifications
- B. Sc or higher degree in Computer Science or related fields from accredited and reputable institutions
- 3+ years experience in developing frontend/fullstack web applications, with demonstrable expertise in deep optimization of end user experience, stability & scalability, code modularity and rendering latency
- Strong JavaScript/HTML/CSS frontend engineering experience and strong familiarity with key concepts including asynchronous programming, closures and types, layouts, specificity, animation, cross browser compatibility and accessibility
- Proficiency in designing data structures, building algorithms, and at least one programming language: python/go/php/c++/java
- Good understanding of frontend - backend multi-tier application architecture and protocols, familiarity with product and software development lifecycle process
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Preferred Qualifications
- Deep understanding of the underlying design philosophy and implementation of common web libraries and frameworks, including React/Vue/Angular
- Deep familiarity and experience with common web compilation and bundling frameworks, including Webpack/Rollup/BaBel/AST/Gulp
Experience in trust and safety or risk control system design and implementation
- Experience in development of no-code/low-code platforms is highly advantageous
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Trust & Safety recognizes that keeping our platform safe for TikTok communities is no ordinary job which can be both rewarding and psychologically demanding and emotionally taxing for some. This is why we are sharing the potential hazards, risks and implications in this unique line of work from the start, so our candidates are well informed before joining.We are committed to the wellbeing of all our employees and promise to provide comprehensive and evidence-based programs, to promote and support physical and mental wellbeing throughout each employee's journey with us. We believe that wellbeing is a relationship and that everyone has a part to play, so we work in collaboration and consultation with our employees and across our functions in order to ensure a truly person-centered, innovative and integrated approach.
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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.
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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 https://shorturl.at/cdpT2
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