Software Engineer - Data Privacy

Responsibilities

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.

The team is missioned to ensure the privacy and safety of company-level data through the entire data life cycle from collection, transfer, usage to deletion. On TikTok's tech stacks, data deletion (retention) during the life cycle poses significant challenges and is a high-priority initiative. We integrate our functionalities deeply into Apache's big data ecosystem (Spark, Hive, Presto), and build a world-class data security & privacy framework to support high efficient and seamless data life cycle management. It's an emerging area where many companies and industry are heavily investing. Your work will impact billions of users and bring "data for good" social values.

Responsibilities

1. Build full life-cycle data management solutions across various data infrastructures.
2. Design and develop privacy frameworks and products, and optimize infrastructures to achieve better performance and reliability.
3. Drive privacy and data governance efforts and work cross-functionally with Infra, Product and Policy teams.
4. Respond to emergency needs of privacy and establish collaboration processes.
5. Explore cutting-edge privacy technologies to ensure data usage complies with local regulations.

Qualifications

1. Experienced in building large-scale backend services.
2. Proficiency in at least one of the following languages: Java, Python, Golang and C++.
3. Solid communication and teamwork contribute to multi-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Bachelor or above degree in Computer Science or relevant disciplines with 2 years of working experience.
2. Industry experience developing and implementing privacy features and solutions.
3. Experiences working on Big Data tech stack e.g., Hive, Spark, Kafka, Flink etc.
4. Experiences working on data lineage, scheduling services, and data retention.

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 this link .

Job Information:

For Pay Transparency: Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $145000 - $250000 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.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:

• We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company match.
• As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans.
• In addition to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.
• Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.
• We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.