Tiktok - San Jose, CA

posted 4 days ago

Full-time - Mid Level
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 TikTok Mobile Architecture & Infrastructure Team is dedicated to enhancing the productivity and quality of TikTok's engineering projects, empowering hundreds of mobile developers in areas such as infrastructure, app architecture, engineering tool chains, and app foundations. As a Tech Lead Software Engineer (iOS), you will play a crucial role in building mobile infrastructure and tools that enhance engineering efficiency. You will analyze and optimize UI and infrastructure application code to improve performance, develop and maintain reusable app components, and collaborate with product engineering teams to deliver technical solutions and best practices. Your work will involve optimizing project structures and workflows to improve engineering productivity, efficiency, and quality, as well as driving architectural innovations to support world-class mobile app development. At TikTok, we believe that every challenge is an opportunity to learn, innovate, and grow as a team. We are 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 we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve. We are passionate about inspiring creativity and bringing joy, and we hope you share this passion.

Responsibilities

  • Build mobile infrastructure and tools to enhance engineering efficiency
  • Analyze and optimize UI and infrastructure application code for better performance
  • Develop and maintain reusable app components
  • Collaborate with product engineering teams to deliver technical solutions and best practices
  • Optimize the project structure and workflow to improve engineering productivity, efficiency, and quality
  • Drive architecture innovations to support world-class mobile app development

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of experience in iOS application development
  • Strong understanding of software development principles, capabilities, and limitations of the iOS platform
  • Experience in Objective-C and/or Swift, with a solid understanding of application design philosophies (MVC, MVVM, VIPER, etc.) and clean API design
  • Working knowledge of remote APIs, concurrency, layouts, transitions, animations, client-side persistence, and architectural patterns on mobile apps

Nice-to-haves

  • Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
  • Experience working in a mobile architecture/infrastructure team with deep understanding of the tech-stack in these projects
  • Experience in sub-engineering areas such as performance optimization, tool-chain, automated testing, design pattern, etc.
  • Strong communication skills; enjoy working as a team while being comfortable with delivering large business outcomes independently

Benefits

  • 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance
  • Approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company match
  • Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care
  • 10 paid holidays per year
  • 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO)
  • 10 paid sick days per year
  • 12 weeks of paid Parental leave
  • 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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