Front Software Engineer, TikTok Open Platform

Job Description

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 Role

The TikTok Open Platform Frontend team is on a mission to build the platform for developers to build products based on Open APIs and Open SDKs. We strive to create a vibrant ecosystem between developers and TikTok users that will accelerate the flow of content into TikTok, enrich the ecosystem, and enhance TikTok's presence beyond the platform. Our frontend team works on different products, including:

• Using hybrid solutions to deliver key product features in the mobile app, so that users can get updates without any app version updates.
• Building www.tiktok.com and developers.tiktok.com. You will be working on pages directly seen by millions of users and developers on a daily basis.
• Creating and managing various internal web applications which are critical to TikTok's growth and ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with product managers and designers to deliver state-of-the-art user experiences in the products mentioned above.
• Build world-class frontends, which combine usability, accessibility, elegance, performance, and maintainability.
• Adopt automated and manual test strategies to ensure product quality.
• Learn and understand how TikTok products work and help build end-to-end solutions.
• Learn and grow from working with great colleagues and taking on challenges.
• Help our team grow from your expertise, experience, and perspectives.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Proficiency in JavaScript, ES5/6, CSS, and various layouts.
• Experience in solving CSS/JS multi-browser compatibility problems and front-end performance optimization.
• Understanding of construction and continuous integration, familiarity with at least one construction tool.
• Understanding of component-based development ideas, familiarity with React, Angular, Vue.js, or any other equivalent library/framework.

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS/MS Degree in Computer Science or related major with 2 years working experience.
• Understanding of back-end technologies and databases is a plus.

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.