TikTok to hire 3,000 engineers as Chinese short-video hit expands globally despite US pressure
- Move shows that the popular short-video app has not given up on its expansion plans
- New jobs will be created over next three years, mostly in Europe, Canada and Singapore
TikTok has plans to hire about 3,000 engineers over the next three years, mostly in Europe, Canada and Singapore, the company told Reuters on Tuesday.
The move shows that the popular short-video app has not given up on its expansion plans despite lingering uncertainty over its ownership. President Donald Trump has ordered China’s ByteDance to divest TikTok amid concerns over the safety of the personal data it handles.
“To support our rapid global growth, we plan to continue expanding TikTok’s global engineering team, including adding around 3,000 engineers in Canada, Europe, Singapore, as well as the US, over the next three years,” a TikTok spokesman said.
The United States will remain one of the engineering hubs for the company and hire more staff, the spokesman added.
There are about 1,000 engineers currently working for TikTok outside China, nearly half of them based in Mountain View, California.