Tech Lead Software Engineer, Ads Measurement Signal and Privacy

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.

Our Ads Measurement Signal and Privacy team (MSP) is missioned to build our security and governance infrastructure and process for the ads system end-to-end while making sure our platform with large volume of various signals and data are constantly compliant with regional regulations across the world. The team will be responsible for exploring and implementing cutting-edge privacy-enhancing technologies to protect our users while keeping TikTok a free and creative community. You will be a key player in data privacy, protection, security and managing cross-functional programs to continuously improve the process.

Responsibility
• Design, build, and maintain systems to ensure our data collection and usage practices are transparent, protect user privacy, and in compliance with local regulations.
• Play a critical role in design and development of new privacy features and tools.
• Lead and manage development of tools and processes to respond to urgent data security, privacy and compliance needs.
• Work cross-functionally with product engineering, legal, and policy teams.
• Identify, explore and implement cutting-edge privacy-enhancing technologies.Minimum Qualifications:
• BS/MS Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or relevant technical field, with 5 years of working experience.
• Experienced in building backend services for large-scale consumer-facing applications.
• Proficiency in at least one of the following languages: C++, Go, Java, Go, Python.
• Good communication and teamwork skills and able to work under pressure.

Preferred Qualifications:
• 5+ years working experience in data security and privacy protection.
• Experience working with data compliance efforts (e.g. GDPR, CCPA).
• Experience collaborating with compliance and policy teams, government entities, external privacy-focused community members and members of the press.
• Experience with cutting-edge data privacy security technologies, such as differential privacy, homomorphic encryption, federated learning etc. Specific production practices are preferred.
• Experience in Ads domain.

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 tt.accommodations@tiktok.com