Tech Lead Manager- TikTok Intelligent Creation

About the Team:
Intelligent Creation(IC) QA US team is Quality and Automation team based in San Jose, California. We work with Intelligent Creation US team on a daily basis to guarantee the quality and efficiency of the entire workflow from Algorithm Development to Production Deployment, across domains from Computer Vision, SAML, AR Effects, to Client/Server Architecture, Audio/Video Creation. Our team is involved in Quality Strategy and Process, Automation Infrastructure and Framework, CI/CD, Engineering Excellence. The team is currently structured into three domains: Effects, A/V Creation, and Creative Tools.

Intelligent Creation(IC) is a research institute and product platform of AI, Effects, Audio & Video technologies. Fields of research include: Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Audio and Video Technologies, SAMI, Effects, Creative Tools, AR, Avatars, and so on.

Responsibilities:
We are looking for a SDET Tech Lead Manager to help build and lead the team to optimize test processes, build tools and infrastructure for the highest quality delivery of Intelligent Creation innovations in TikTok. In this role, you will work closely with Product Managers, Developers, and other stakeholders to design, develop, and apply innovative test solutions for applications like Video Creation, Creative Effects, AIGC, and Audio/Video services etc. You will have the unique opportunity to learn cutting-edge technologies altogether.

As a SDET leader in the team:
- You will have a significant impact on the quality and delivery speed of our software, our business, and most importantly, our users;
- You build, and guide the team to guarantee the timely and high quality delivery of innovations in TikTok;
- You lead the design, implementation, and delivery of test solutions for critical and highly complex software. As a domain expert, you influence the test solutions for multiple complex and critical components that have a direct impact on customer experience.
- You drive process optimization, risk mitigation, and efficiency improvements to keep pushing the boundary of system quality;
- You will gain a system-level view on quality and technology, and have the opportunity to invent new test approaches or propose improvements to our existing processes and automation systems to improve the team's speed and efficiency.
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software engineers to improve their technical skills and help them to grow.Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience
- 5 years of work experience in Quality Engineering as Quality Assurance Engineer, Software Engineer in Test, or SDET
- Demonstrable experience in people management, resource planning, test strategy, and test execution as SDET Tech Lead Manager
- Experience in testing large-scale mobile/web/desktop applications on common platforms
- Proficient in at least one of the common OO languages , including Python, Java, etc.
- Experience in test automation development using common automation framework
- Proficient in troubleshooting, QA process, quality management tools, and methodologies

Preferred Qualification
- Experience in testing large-scale and critical service/application involves Audio/Video Creation, AI applications, or AR/VR technologies
- Solid knowledge of modern web/mobile application architecture and common cloud platforms
- people management experience in a diverse engineering team
- Strong verbal/written communication skills with both technical and non-technical teams
- Experience in collaboration with offshore teams
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment follows Agile methodologies