TikTok R&D Engineer (Open Platform)
Core
Design and implement end-to-end Open Platform APIs and an AI-Agent-based delivery model to enable external developers to integrate with TikTok safely and efficiently.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (Open Platform & AI Agents)
Builds
Open Platform APIs, SDKs, and AI-driven development workflows for external partners
Domain
Developer platforms, distributed systems, Generative AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
distributed systems design, server-side and client-side development, AI-Agent architecture, LLM integration, prompt engineering, agentic workflow design, system abstraction
Preferred skills
leading Agent Fleet products, scaling AI systems from 0 to 1, model safety and governance, evaluating major model families (Anthropic, OpenAI, GLM)
Technologies
Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Devin
Responsibilities
Deliver end-to-end Open Platform APIs, design AI-Agent-based delivery models, ensure security of the open ecosystem
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
