Senior Backend Software Engineer, TikTok Privacy AI

Senior Backend Software Engineer, TikTok Privacy AI

Location: Seattle

Employment Type: Regular

Job Code: Y8172

Responsibilities

At TikTok, we treat privacy as our first priority in our product design and implementation. Privacy is not just about regulation compliance, but also about a more trusted way to enable technology innovation by respecting users' privacy choices! As a part of TikTok Privacy & Security group, the AI Privacy team provides solutions to preserve privacy in all AI-powered experiences, for billions of TikTok users. AI is a critical domain to honor our privacy commitments to users. Nearly every feature at TikTok depends on AI, and AI-related usage of data directly impacts the product experience for all of our users. In the AI domain, we are facing challenges of an ecosystem with multiple data processing systems, peta-byte scale training data pipelines, explaining complex AI algorithms and rapid development cycles. To fulfill our commitment, we will build privacy aware infrastructure across feature engineering, training data generation, model training, as well as product usages of AI. Our system will enable engineers to rapidly ship features with AI-driven innovation, without making privacy mistakes. As a software engineer, your responsibilities are:

• Work closely with PMs to design user friendly & efficient platform functionalities for data governance.
• Be responsible for the system design and functionality development of the privacy engineering frameworks and platforms.
• Work on anonymization/pseudonymization/encryption technologies to preserve user privacy in all ML data processing activities.
• Work closely with operations & business teams to address technical challenges when applying solutions throughout our product suite.
• Investigate the cutting-edge industry progress of privacy engineering and get feedback from business lines, continuously improve efficiency & stability of the solutions.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications - In-depth understanding of computer principles, familiar with general server architecture, skilled use of various data structures and algorithms, proficient in a programming language. Good business scenarios & requirements understanding, able to design reasonable technical solutions. Strong communication skills and teamwork spirit. With rigorous logical thinking. Preferred Qualifications - Bachelor's degree or above with 3 years of software engineering experience. Experience in delivering distributed systems and data infrastructure in a production setting. Experience of privacy awareness process design for SDLC, AI model training. Experience of data processing control solutions like purpose limitation, access control etc. Experience of data protection solutions like data classification, data de-identification etc. Rich experience in Internet product architecture design. Experience with data governance framework to register, manage, and control data lifecycle to meet privacy compliance requirements.

For Pay TransparencyCompensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $202160 - $368220 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. 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). The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice. For 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; and Exercising sound judgment.

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 we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion 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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