Tiktok - Seattle, WA
posted 3 days ago
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, with a mission to inspire creativity and bring joy. The company has a global presence with offices in major cities around the world. At TikTok, creation is at the core of our purpose, and we strive to help imaginations thrive. This ethos extends to our teams, where we work together to overcome challenges, innovate, and grow. We believe that every challenge is an opportunity to learn and improve, and we are committed to driving impact for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve. In the TikTok Privacy & Security team, we prioritize privacy in our product design and implementation. Our commitment goes beyond regulatory compliance; we aim to foster a trusted environment that respects users' privacy choices while enabling technological innovation. As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in protecting the personal privacy and data security of billions of TikTok users. You will face the challenges of managing a global multi-data center environment with thousands of microservices and various storage solutions, including MySQL, Redis, Kafka, and Hive. Your work will involve building frameworks, architectures, platforms, and processes that embed security and privacy protection into all aspects of our products and engineering. Your responsibilities will include collaborating closely with product managers and design teams to define privacy-friendly software development life cycles (SDLC) and user-friendly data governance platforms. You will design and implement privacy engineering solutions that address data protection, control, and compliance requirements across our product suite. Additionally, you will be deeply involved in key data governance projects, tackling architecture and integration challenges for various business scenarios, and driving progress to ensure project success. You will also investigate cutting-edge advancements in privacy engineering, exploring feasible solutions to address pain points and technical challenges, and continuously evolving our privacy infrastructure.