This is a Backend Software Engineer - Data Trust and Safety, TikTok Sydney role with TikTok based in Sydney, NSW, AU TikTok Role Seniority - mid level, senior More about the Backend Software Engineer - Data Trust and Safety, TikTok Sydney role at TikTok The Data Trust and Safety (Data TnS) engineering team is responsible for protecting our users from harmful content and abusive behaviours. 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 supportive platforms across TnS organization. Responsibilities: - Align with 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. - Participate in the development of core modules and technical supervision. - Taking owner role of business systems and keep 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. Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor or higher degree in computer science or a related technical discipline. - Extensive experience in designing and developing scalable, highly available, distributed, and mission-critical systems. - Have the ability to design and govern complex system architectures, able to reasonably abstract and decompose complex business logic, strong in logical analysis, and abstract thinking ability. - Strong understanding of computer architecture, data structures, and algorithms. - Strong communication and teamwork skills. Preferred Qualifications: - Ability to work closely with diverse stakeholders. - Proven track record of contributing to engineering strategy and processes. - Demonstrated self-motivation, positivity, and a continuous learning mindset. Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you’ll be learning new things all the time and the TikTok team will be there to support your growth. Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined Key Responsibilities Aligning with teams Leading technical projects ️ Designing safety features Key Strengths ️ System design and architecture Scalable system development Communication and teamwork Stakeholder collaboration Engineering strategy contribution Continuous learning mindset A Final Note: This is a role with TikTok not with Hatch.
