Product Designer (Design+Code/Vibe Coding) - TikTok UX (San Jose)

About The Team TikTok UX team is responsible for the product design of the TikTok app. Our key vertical ownership areas include Core app Product Infrastructure, Social, Search, Creation, Platform Responsibilities and Design Systems. Providing professional design methods and practices, the team helps improve user experience and working efficiency of these products and areas. Responsibilities - Design and build product experiences Design intuitive product experiences and bring them to life through working prototypes or lightweight implementations. - Prototype with code Use coding and AI tools (e.g., Vibe Coding, AI coding assistants) to rapidly turn product ideas into interactive prototypes that can be tested and iterated. - Bridge design and engineering Translate product concepts into functional experiences, reducing the gap between design exploration and real product behavior. - Drive product innovation Identify opportunities to improve user experience across social interaction, content creation, or AI-driven workflows. - Collaborate cross-functionally Work closely with product managers and engineers to define product direction and ship high-quality experiences. @@HD@@ Qualifications@@/HD@@ Minimum Qualifications: - 3+ years of product design experience for mobile or web products - Strong visual and interaction design skills - Ability to code prototypes or lightweight product features (e.g., HTML/CSS/JS, React, Swift, or similar) Experience using AI coding tools or Vibe Coding workflows - Strong product thinking and problem-solving ability Preferred Qualifications: - Experience building production-quality UI or shipping side projects - Experience with AI-driven product experiences or agent-based workflows - Experience working on social products or creator tools @@HD@@- Passion for TikTok and creator communities Job Information@@/HD@@ @@HD@@ [For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)@@/HD@@ The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $108000 - $220400 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.