Engineering Manager - USDS
TikTok.com
Office
San Jose, California, United States
Full Time
We're the TikTok Monetization Products data science team, who enables and champions data driven decision making. Our Vision is to become the world class data science team, where data is used rigorously to drive all decision making. Our Mission is to drive monetization and sustainable revenue growth for TikTok through data science.
As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for providing leadership, guidance, and technical oversight to a diverse group of engineers and specialists. You will foster a culture of excellence, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring that our technical efforts directly contribute to the success of the business line you support. This role requires a strong technical background, exceptional people management skills, and the ability to navigate complex collaboration landscapes.
In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and develop a high-performing team
- Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative team environment that encourages innovation, learning, and accountability.
- Partner with XFN teams, leadership, and other engineering teams to define and execute the roadmap supporting the business needs.
- Facilitate effective communication and XFN collaboration to ensure integrated and efficient solutions.
- Manage interdependencies and drive alignment with other engineering teams and departments.
- Establish and enforce robust operational procedures, incident response protocols, and monitoring capabilities.
- Oversee the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of scalable, reliable, and secure systems and services.
- Drive a culture of proactive problem-solving, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement in system reliability and performance.
- Ensure the adherence to Compliance and Data Security policies.
As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for providing leadership, guidance, and technical oversight to a diverse group of engineers and specialists. You will foster a culture of excellence, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration, ensuring that our technical efforts directly contribute to the success of the business line you support. This role requires a strong technical background, exceptional people management skills, and the ability to navigate complex collaboration landscapes.
In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and develop a high-performing team
- Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative team environment that encourages innovation, learning, and accountability.
- Partner with XFN teams, leadership, and other engineering teams to define and execute the roadmap supporting the business needs.
- Facilitate effective communication and XFN collaboration to ensure integrated and efficient solutions.
- Manage interdependencies and drive alignment with other engineering teams and departments.
- Establish and enforce robust operational procedures, incident response protocols, and monitoring capabilities.
- Oversee the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of scalable, reliable, and secure systems and services.
- Drive a culture of proactive problem-solving, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement in system reliability and performance.
- Ensure the adherence to Compliance and Data Security policies.
Engineering Manager - USDS
Office
San Jose, California, United States
Full Time
October 11, 2025