Principal Software Engineer in Test - USDS (Multiple Positions)

About TikTok U.S. Data Security
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this
commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.

Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join us.

About the Team
Our team plays a crucial role in ensuring the company’s success. We seek people who are willing to learn and put in the effort to solve problems. Our challenges are not your regular day-to-day problems - you’ll be part of a team that’s developing new solutions to new challenges. It’s working fast, at scale, and we’re making a difference. We are looking for talents to join us on this exciting journey!

Responsibilities
Define our product quality strategy and ensure end-to-end quality and efficiency in the agile testing process.
Help build the testing tools and infrastructure for company’s Creative Tools.
Participate in the development of automated testing tools/frameworks, design and execution of automated test cases, automatically building test environments, and continuous integration.
Responsible for the entire system testing process, including but not limited to: analysis, designing and executing test plans and cases, and conducting defect tracking.
Work on project management, risk management, and process management tasks.
Help implement test tools and collaborate with automation/performance test teams to build up internal tools/frameworks/platforms to make the team more productive.
Continuously track online and offline fault, and draw some improvement measures such as monitoring optimization, and test plan improvement.
Suggest improvements to the product to establish the ultimate user experience, and suggest improvements to the project to improve the overall efficiency.
Understand the tools and techniques used in developing new products and work with cross-functionality teams to establish and refine dashboards and metrics to facilitate our data-driven approach.
Improving the usability, reliability, stability of the whole CI/CD pipeline and user experience.
Influencing the engineering culture of the product teams and advocating engineering excellence.Qualifications
Must have a Master's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, or a related field, and 3 years of related work experience; OR a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, or a related field, and 5 years of post-bachelor's, progressive related work
experience.

Of the required experience, must have 3 years of experience in each of the following:
Creating and supporting REST-based API automation testing frameworks using Python;
Performing and executing quality assurance testing for mobile security products and large-scale client server applications;
Creating test cases and test plans; and
Reporting bugs using bug tracking tools and working with developers to resolve those issues.

Employer: TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc.
Type: Full time, 40 hours/week
Location: Bellevue, WA
Salary Range: $171000 - $307800 per year

To Apply, click the apply button below. Contact lpresumes@tiktokusds.com if you have difficulty submitting resume through the website.

TikTok U.S. Data Security is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok U.S. Data Security, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

TikTok U.S. Data Security is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at lpresumes@tiktokusds.com

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