TikTok
Senior Backend Software Engineer - TikTok Privacy & Security, Online Infra
San Jose, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- Preferred qualification: 5 years of software engineering experience.
- Education
- Preferred qualification: bachelor's degree or above.
About the job
Designs and builds global privacy-aware backend services and platforms that protect TikTok users’ sensitive data across its online infrastructure and data lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Design and build services with privacy by default to protect sensitive user data.
- Develop privacy engineering frameworks and platforms, including anonymization, pseudonymization, and encryption technologies.
- Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams to apply privacy solutions across TikTok products.
What they ask for
- Understand computer science principles, server architecture, data structures, and algorithms; be proficient in at least one programming language.
- Understand business scenarios and requirements and design appropriate technical solutions.
- Have strong communication and teamwork skills for cross-functional work.
Nice to have
- Experience in Internet product architecture, large-scale distributed systems, or implementing privacy by design in backend systems.
- Experience with privacy-aware SDLC processes, data processing controls, data protection, or data governance frameworks.
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