Tech Lead Software Engineer, Innovative Growth

We are building the next generation of growth and content optimization systems for TikTok, powered by AIGC technologies and innovative search and discovery strategies. Our mission is to drive user growth and improve user experience through intelligent content optimization, scalable backend systems, and new growth opportunities across evolving digital ecosystems. Our team operates at the intersection of product, data, engineering, and AI-driven content technologies, turning new ideas and technical advances into scalable, real-world growth solutions used by millions of users. We work closely with product, algorithm, data, and design partners to ensure that advanced technologies translate into measurable business impact and intuitive user experiences across TikTok surfaces such as Web, Lite, and other emerging platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of backend systems that power user growth and content optimization across TikTok platforms
• Drive innovative growth initiatives across search, discovery, and other emerging traffic channels
• Develop AIGC-powered solutions and scalable systems for content optimization, experimentation, and automated workflows
• Own the technical direction and architecture evolution of key growth and content systems
• Lead complex projects end-to-end, from technical design to production rollout, with strong ownership of quality and business impact
• Partner closely with product, data, algorithm, and design teams to drive cross-functional technical execution
• Mentor engineers, review technical designs, and raise engineering standards across the team Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science or a related field
• 5+ years of industry experience in backend engineering or distributed systems
• Strong experience designing and building large-scale backend services or consumer-facing platforms
• Experience working on content, growth, recommendation, experimentation, or search-related systems
• Proficiency in one or more of the following languages: Go, Python, Java, or C++
• Strong system design, architecture, and problem-solving skills
• Experience leading complex cross-functional technical projects from design to production

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience setting technical direction or leading engineering efforts within a team
• Experience mentoring engineers and improving engineering standards
• Experience with AIGC, LLM applications, agent frameworks, AI coding tools, or workflow automation systems
• Interest in search, discovery, and growth ecosystems, including areas such as SEO, GEO, or emerging AI-driven traffic channels
• Experience building data-driven optimization or experimentation platforms
• Experience delivering user-facing products from concept to production in a fast-paced environment