Software Engineer, Performance Automation Platform

- Partner with the Rendering engine, and algorithm teams to close the loop between "problem detected on the platform" and "fix landed in production."

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field; proficient in Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript, and able to read and reason about C/C++ code.
- Solid fundamentals in OS, networking, and distributed systems; comfortable building services that run 24/7.
- General awareness of mobile development concepts (iOS and/or Android) - enough to understand what "performance" means on a phone and why a given metric matters.
- Ownership mindset, strong communication skills, and willingness to collaborate across client, algorithm, and infra boundaries.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building automation platforms, CI/CD systems, or engineering productivity tooling at scale.
- Hands-on experience with mobile device farms / lab management or an interest in operating physical infrastructure.
- Familiarity with mobile performance metrics and profiling tools (Perfetto/Systrace, Xcode Instruments, Android GPU Inspector, power monitors).
- Frontend skills (React / Vue) for building internal tooling dashboards; experience building AI Agent; background in game engines, graphics, or AR is a plus for understanding the domain.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $122574 - $316800 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

Client-provided location(s): San Jose, CA

Job ID: TikTok-7628835923962415413

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-04-16T20:21:34