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About Us The TikTok Eng-Privacy and Security-Product-Teen Experiences plays a vital role in building regulatory-compliant, user-centric privacy solutions for teens on TikTok. Our mission is to earn the trust of TikTok users, regulators, and the broader community. We develop a wide range of privacy products spanning transparency, user and underage protection, user data and interaction controls, and more. We are looking for a seasoned Technical Lead to guide the engineering team behind TikTok's privacy-focused teen experience initiatives. In this role, you will lead a group of talented engineers across full-stack, front-end, and back-end development. Your core responsibility is to foster seamless collaboration within the team and across cross-functional (XFN) partners—including Product Managers, User Researchers, Data Scientists, and QA. Through these teen experience efforts, your leadership will be instrumental in building lasting user trust. Key Responsibilities: - Lead a team of engineers and partner with Product to earn user trust through privacy transparency and privacy education features. - Collaborate with PM and partner teams to shape the team's roadmap. - Define and drive the team's technical vision, strategy, and roadmap. - Ensure timely delivery of high-quality features and improvements. - Continuously improve product quality, engineering efficiency, and security. - Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including product managers, data scientists, and infrastructure teams. - Mentor and grow team members, cultivating an environment that supports learning, development, and achievement for everyone. Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field, with at least 5 years of experience. - Strong experience architecting and implementing modern, large-scale, consumer-facing web applications. - Solid backend or full-stack development background, with a strong understanding of complex backend systems. - Proven experience building, designing, and scaling user-facing products and their software architecture. - Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving technical challenges. - Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional collaboration toward shared goals. - Excellent communication and teamwork skills. Preferred Qualifications: - 2+ years of industry experience in privacy engineering, security engineering, or building privacy features and solutions. - Experience with user-facing privacy or compliance products.

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Lead a team of engineers and partner with Product to earn user trust through privacy transparency and privacy education features.
Collaborate with PM and partner teams to shape the team's roadmap.
Define and drive the team's technical vision, strategy, and roadmap.
Ensure timely delivery of high-quality features and improvements.
Continuously improve product quality, engineering efficiency, and security.
Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including product managers, data scientists, and infrastructure teams.
Mentor and grow team members, cultivating an environment that supports learning, development, and achievement for everyone.
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field, with at least 5 years of experience.
Strong experience architecting and implementing modern, large-scale, consumer-facing web applications.
Solid backend or full-stack development background, with a strong understanding of complex backend systems.
Proven experience building, designing, and scaling user-facing products and their software architecture.
Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving technical challenges.
Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional collaboration toward shared goals.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
2+ years of industry experience in privacy engineering, security engineering, or building privacy features and solutions.

Nice-to-haves

Experience with user-facing privacy or compliance products.

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Platform: tiktok
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