Tiktok - San Jose, CA

posted about 2 months ago

Full-time - Manager
San Jose, CA
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. The Business Risk Integrated Control (BRIC) team is dedicated to protecting TikTok users from abusive behaviors and activities, such as fake accounts, social spam, and growth fraud. This team plays a crucial role in securing platform health and ensuring the authenticity of community experiences for content consumers, creators, and advertisers. The BRIC team is responsible for building infrastructures, platforms, and technologies that enhance the healthiness and transparency of the TikTok platform. In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to engage with the company's strategic initiatives in key security areas, particularly in developing scalable, robust, and privacy-safe systems. The challenges faced by the BRIC team are not typical technical puzzles; instead, you will be part of a team that is innovating solutions to unprecedented challenges within a rapidly evolving product ecosystem. The work is dynamic and impactful, requiring quick and effective solutions that make a tangible difference in the user experience. As an Engineering Manager, you will establish and enhance the risk defense strategy and operational excellence for TikTok products and platforms. You will own the end-to-end business results for your designated risk area, driving planning and execution while building trust with internal stakeholders and external users. Your leadership will be pivotal in fostering engineering excellence and culture, supporting the career growth of engineers and data scientists, and empowering your team for long-term success.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and enhance risk defense strategy, operational excellence, and technical roadmap for TikTok products/platforms.
  • Own end-to-end risk defense business results for the designated risk area, driving planning and execution.
  • Build trust with internal stakeholders and external users regarding risk defense initiatives.
  • Foster engineering excellence and culture within the team.
  • Support career growth of engineers and data scientists.
  • Deepen cross-functional collaboration to empower the team for long-term success.

Requirements

  • Master's degree or above in computer science, statistics, or other relevant machine-learning-heavy majors.
  • Solid engineering skills with proficiency in at least two of the following: Linux, Hadoop, Hive, Spark, Storm.
  • Familiarity with data mining, data science, machine learning, or finance/social platform risk defense.
  • Strong ownership and proactive communication skills.
  • Ability to handle high complexity and urgency while maintaining empathy and composure.

Nice-to-haves

  • 4 years of technical leadership experience in relevant industry jobs.
  • 2 years of software engineering or data science managerial experience in relevant industry jobs.

Benefits

  • 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% for dependents.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with company match.
  • Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans.
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for healthcare and dependent care.
  • 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO).
  • 10 paid sick days per year.
  • 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.
  • Mental and emotional health benefits through EAP and Lyra.
  • 401K company match.
  • Gym and cellphone service reimbursements.
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