iOS Engineer (Tech Lead) - Intelligent Creation

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
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.

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.

About Video Creation Team:
Our team's mission is to empower TikTok users to turn creativity into reality via videos. We build the core video creation product to support tens of millions of TikTok creators every day. All the viral props and effects you find on TikTok are developed by us, via close collaboration with TikTok AR effects and multimedia teams. Our goal is to build the world's best video creation software. On this team, you will be working with our XFN partners to define a world-class video creation experience, designing the architecture of TikTok video creation tools and pipelines, and shipping cutting-edge features to take TikTok to the next level.

- Collaborate with Product Manager, Algo Engineer and other roles, responsible for the mobile app development and technical architecture design of TikTok's video editing business.
- Participate in mobile app performance and user experience optimization, responsible for the technical architecture design and implementation of client-side creative tools.
- Participate in mobile app basic component and architecture design, promote development efficiency.
- Focus on the development of new mobile app technologies, explore and practice, and drive the team's technical research and innovation.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements
- Proven Experience of iOS or cross-platform development experience or mobile app architecture experience.
- Proficient in OC/Swift/C++, with good architectural design capabilities.
- Familiar with popular mobile device characteristics and development iteration processes
- Familiar with iOS platform design.

Preferred Qualification
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Good communication skills and teamwork spirit, with a sense of responsibility.
- Respect for the specialization and standardization of technology, pursue clean code practices.

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.