Software Engineer (Frontend/Fullstack) - TikTok, Trust & Safety (Canada)

at  TikTok

Responsibilities
About TikTok

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.

About the team
Building a world where people can safely discover, create and connect. The Trust & Safety (T&S) team at TikTok helps ensure that our global online community is safe and empowered to create and enjoy content across all of our applications. We have invested heavily in human and machine-based moderation to remove harmful content quickly and often before it reaches our general community.

Trust & Safety recognises that keeping our platform safe for TikTok communities is no ordinary job which can be both rewarding and psychologically demanding and emotionally taxing for some. This is why we are sharing the potential hazards, risks and implications in this unique line of work from the start, so our candidates are well informed before joining.We are committed to the wellbeing of all our employees and promise to provide comprehensive and evidence-based programs, to promote and support physical and mental wellbeing throughout each employee’s journey with us. We believe that wellbeing is a relationship and that everyone has a part to play, so we work in collaboration and consultation with our employees and across our functions in order to ensure a truly person-centred, innovative and integrated approach.

Responsibilities

• Implement cross platform web-based features, user interfaces and Node.js based services for content safety platforms.
• Responsible for optimizing scalability, reliability and responsiveness of web-based application pages, and to deliver compelling end user experience.
• Architect efficient and reusable front-end systems that drive complex web applications
• Keep at the forefront of emerging web-based technologies and trends, research and evaluate latest web development frameworks, apply new technologies to drive iterative product improvements.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• B. Sc or higher degree in Computer Science or related fields from accredited and reputable institutions
• 3+ years experience in developing frontend web applications, with demonstrable expertise in deep optimization of end user experience, stability & scalability, code modularity and rendering latency
• Strong JavaScript/HTML/CSS frontend engineering experience and strong familiarity with key concepts including asynchronous programming, closures and types, layouts, specificity, animation, cross browser compatibility and accessibility
• Deep understanding of the underlying design philosophy and implementation of common web frameworks, including React/Vue/Angular
• Deep familiarity and experience with common web compilation and bundling frameworks, including Webpack/Rollup/BaBel/AST/Gulp
• Good understanding of frontend - backend multi-tier application architecture and protocols, familiarity with product and software development lifecycle process

Preferred Qualifications
1. Agile, quick self learner, highly self-motivated with strong sense of product ownership and creative problem solver
2. Deeply passionate about software coding/development and building great mobile/web applications
3. Ability to perform independent research to solve complex technical problems

4. Good collaborator and team player, comfortable working in a fast moving, culturally diverse and globally distributed team environment

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.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2

Job Information
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is CAD$ 92160- CAD$ 210960 annually.
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Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
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The compensation for this position is based on a monthly compensation structure. The range specified is the expected annual compensation for a person in this position.
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Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:
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We cover 100% premium coverage for employee and dependent’s extended health care insurance. As well as Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Survivor Benefit and AD&D insurance plans.
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Our time off and leave plans are: 11 paid holidays per year plus 19 days of vacation (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 7 paid sick days per year as well as 13 weeks of supplemental paid maternity leave top-up and 10 weeks of Supplemental Paid Parental Leave top-up.
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We also provide generous benefits such as RRSP company match, EAP, gym and cell phone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice

• Implement cross platform web-based features, user interfaces and Node.js based services for content safety platforms.
• Responsible for optimizing scalability, reliability and responsiveness of web-based application pages, and to deliver compelling end user experience.
• Architect efficient and reusable front-end systems that drive complex web applications
• Keep at the forefront of emerging web-based technologies and trends, research and evaluate latest web development frameworks, apply new technologies to drive iterative product improvements