Tech Lead (Backend) - Trust and Safety (Seattle)

Tech Lead (Backend) - Trust and Safety (Seattle) Location: Seattle Employment Type: Regular Job Code: A37210 Responsibilities The Trust and Safety (TnS) engineering team is responsible for protecting our users from harmful content and abusive behaviors. With the continuous efforts of our trust and safety engineering 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 content moderation process systems, rule engine, strategy systems, feature engine, human moderation platforms, risk insight systems and all kinds of supporting platforms across TnS organization. We are looking for a Tech Lead to join and build our backend software system. Aligning with TnS Technical objectives, coordinating with TnS experts, machine learning engineers, and other cross‑functional teams on delivering key results Designing and improving system design and architecture to ensure high stability and performance of the services Taking owner role of business systems and keeping improving them Leading technical roadmap and decisions on projects among the product Driving technical projects and medium‑sized XFN team to archive business goal Help TikTok's product teams design safety and abuse resistance into new products from the beginning Qualifications Minimum: Bachelor's or higher degree in computer science or a related technical discipline 2+ years of experience tech‑leading a software engineer team Strong experience with Data Structures and Algorithms Strong communication and teamwork skills 5+ years of large‑scale backend system development experience Preferred: Experience in moderation or risk control system design and implementation is preferred Job Information The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $232,560 - $427,500 annually Compensation 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 Benefits Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure) Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems Exercising sound judgment #J-18808-Ljbffr Ellis Technologies, Inc.