TikTok
Technical Lead - TikTok Privacy & Security
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- At least 5 years of experience; preferred: 2+ years in privacy engineering, security engineering, or building privacy features and solutions.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
About the job
Leads engineering for TikTok teen privacy experiences, shaping technical direction and delivering privacy transparency and education features with cross-functional teams.
What you'll do
- Lead engineers and collaborate with Product and partner teams on privacy features and the team roadmap.
- Define technical vision and strategy, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality features.
- Improve product quality, engineering efficiency, and security; mentor team members and build stakeholder relationships.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
- 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 and strong understanding of complex backend systems.
Nice to have
- 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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