Lead Solutions Engineer, EUI

Lead Solutions Engineer, EUI Overview

This role sits within TikTok’s Solutions Engineering organization, a specialist group that works at the intersection of engineering and business to support advertising clients and help them achieve their commercial goals. The team partners with customers and internal stakeholders to understand business challenges, design technical approaches, and deliver solutions that make use of TikTok’s platform and community. The position is based in London and is a regular employment role.

What you will do

• Take the lead on designing and building scalable, production-grade solutions together with TikTok’s product engineering teams, ensuring the work continues to meet changing client and business requirements.
• Provide senior-level technical leadership across the Solutions Engineering function, including architectural direction and guidance that helps raise the overall quality of engineering work.
• Apply TikTok’s products and technology to identify, develop, and expand commercial opportunities with advertising clients.
• Work in close partnership with customer success teams to uncover opportunities and support clients in reaching their business objectives.
• Create end-to-end system designs and launch strategies, then deliver production code that is built for long-term maintainability and scale, with appropriate documentation and test coverage, while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Independently determine which stakeholders need to be involved and bring different functions into alignment so that projects can be completed successfully.
• Build strong working relationships with colleagues inside TikTok as well as with external partners and customers.
• Use data to shape decisions and communicate the business value and measurable impact of proposed solutions.
• Help connect different business verticals with new features, products, and opportunities so the full value of those offerings can be realized.
• Collaborate with R&D, Customer Success, and Product Management to support the delivery of practical solutions to real-world business problems.

What you need

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related subject area.
• Experience working in a senior technical leadership capacity, such as Lead Engineer, Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Technical Lead, or an equivalent role.
• At least five years of experience in coding, backend solution design, and delivering technical solutions for clients or advertisers.
• Working knowledge of one or more mainstream programming languages, including Python, Go, Java, or C/C++.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaborating with clients, partners, and internal teams in an advertising environment.
• The ability to adjust technical communication to suit different audiences and to present technical material clearly to groups of varying sizes and backgrounds.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
• Preferred experience in advertising technology, especially where large-scale data analytics is involved.

About the team and company

The Solutions Engineering team is described as a group of creative problem solvers and strategic software engineers who work directly with clients to understand their challenges and create tailored technical solutions. The team is expected to bring an entrepreneurial mindset and a strong understanding of the market. The role is intended for someone who can operate as a technical leader while also helping the business identify and capture new opportunities.

TikTok describes itself as a leading short-form mobile video platform with a mission to inspire creativity and bring joy. The company says it has a global presence, with headquarters in Los Angeles and Singapore and offices in cities including New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo. The posting emphasizes a culture of curiosity, humility, resilience, continuous learning, and an “Always Day 1” mindset.

TikTok also states that it is committed to building an inclusive workplace where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and perspectives. The company says its global platform connects people around the world and that its workplace should reflect that diversity.

How to apply

Applicants can submit their application through TikTok’s job application process using the apply option on the listing.

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s

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