Frontend Software Engineer - TikTok Social Messaging

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.

Join us.

We are the messaging team on TikTok. Our team's mission is to facilitate meaningful user connections through TikTok's messaging experience, which is still in its infancy. We achieve our mission by building and shipping tools that help our users more easily connect and share the things they care about.

Job Description
1. Responsible for core foundational features in the international short video social direction, such as Direct Messaging, IMCloud, Web App, etc;
2. Responsible for technical design, development, and maintenance in areas such as SDK architecture, basic capabilities, security, compliance, toolchains, CICD, platform architecture;
3. Tackle technical challenges in SDK core architecture, encryption, data compliance, stability, cross-platform development;
4. As a global provider of foundational services for products, we actively adhere to privacy, security, and compliance requirements in various regions around the world to deliver high-quality services.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
1. Computing related major, Bachelor degree.
2. Proficient in front-end technologies such as JavaScript/HTML/CSS, understand the operating principle of the browser, and be able to develop independently without front-end libraries;
3. Familiar with front-end mainstream frameworks, JS libraries and related ecological tools, such as React/Vue/AngularJS, etc., understand their design principles and application scenarios;
4. Familiar with front-end engineering and modularisation development, and have experience in large-scale application development and maintenance;
5. Familiar with various front-end related debugging and testing tools, and have independent problem-solving skills;
6. Familiar with front-end and back-end collaboration modes, have good abstract thinking, and have a certain understanding of algorithms and data structure;

Preferred Qualification
1. Relevant work experience from a large-scale internet business.
2. Passionate about learning, enthusiastic about technology, and good technical sensitivity;
3. Have good communication skills and teamwork spirit, strong sense of responsibility, positive and optimistic attitude.

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.