Software Engineer - TikTok Accessibility, Android - San Jose

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Why Join us.

Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.

Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.

To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.

At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.

Join us.

By joining the team, you will have opportunities to work on variants of projects to improve existing product accessibility experience, introduce industry leading new accessibility-first features.

You will also have opportunities to build accessibility foundations and tools for engineers across TikTok.

About the Job

At TikTok, we strive to make our products available to everyone. The work we do ensures that all users will be able to enjoy the delight we provide.

On TikTok Accessibility team, we work collaboratively with our engineers, partner with designer, product managers and other teams across TikTok.

By joining the team, you will have opportunities to work on various projects to improve existing product accessibility experience, introduce new features to enhance TikTok accessibility.

You will also have opportunities to develop TikTok accessibility foundations and tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain shared UI frameworks and provide accessibility support.
• Support teams on product feature review, technical design consulting, adding / improving accessibility support.
• Develop and maintain automation tools like linters, static analyzers, automation tests foundation frameworks.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in Android development
• Experience coding in one or more of the following programming languages : Java, Kotlin

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Android accessibility
• Experience coding in C, C++ or Python
• Expertise in designing, analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale Android applications
• Experience with optimizing large-scale applications accessibility experience
• Effective communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.
• Ability to have a systematic problem-solving approach.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives.

Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy.

To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach.

We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https : / / shorturl.at / cdpT2