Engineering Leader, Platform Responsibility - USDS

About the Role

As the Platform Responsibility Lead, you will provide leadership, guidance, and technical oversight to a diverse group of engineers and cross-functional specialists across product management, data science, and product operations. You will foster a culture of excellence, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring efforts directly contribute to the success of the business line you support. This role requires a strong technical background, exceptional people management skills, and the ability to navigate complex collaboration landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Build, develop, and scale a high-performing organization of engineers, product managers, data scientists, and product operations. Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative team environment that encourages innovation, learning, and accountability.
• Partner with cross-functional policy and operations teams, leadership, and other engineering teams to define and execute the roadmap, supporting business needs.
• Facilitate effective communication and cross-functional collaboration to ensure integrated and efficient solutions.
• Manage interdependencies and drive alignment with other business teams and departments.
• Establish and enforce robust operational procedures, incident response protocols, and monitoring capabilities.
• Oversee the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of scalable, reliable, and secure systems and services.
• Drive a culture of proactive problem-solving, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement in system reliability and performance.
• Ensure adherence to company Compliance and Data Security policies.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3+ years in a leadership or management role overseeing technical teams.
• Proven experience managing teams that include a combination of tech and non-tech personnel.
• Familiarity with the machine learning lifecycle, data pipelines, and data science methodologies.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to influence senior leadership and navigate complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on problem-solving.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Trust and Safety policies and principles with an understanding of large-scale risk management.
• Experience with agentic, LLM-enabled workflows and a track record of crafting and deploying automated solutions at scale.

About the Company

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program we operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps, and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision-making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation.

USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale. On-site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility — especially in areas like real-time decision-making, team development, and integrated execution. The company is shifting from a hybrid work model to a fully in-person schedule up to 5 days a week.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover, and connect — and our global, diverse teams make that possible. We create value for our communities, inspire creativity, and bring joy. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make an impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We embrace challenges and foster an "Always Day 1" mindset to achieve meaningful breakthroughs. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $208,800 - $616,000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the total package that may include additional discretionary bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units.

Benefits

• Day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Wellbeing benefits.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• 10 paid sick days per year.
• 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

Schedule

This role requires a fully in-person schedule up to 5 days a week.