Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - Infrastructure

Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imagination 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.

The e-commerce industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years and has become a hotly contested space amongst leading internet companies. With millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-commerce experience to our users. Our quality assurance engineering team is responsible for keeping an e-commerce ecosystem stable, secure, and intuitive for our users. We are looking for passionate and talented people to join us as we drive the future of e-commerce here at TikTok.

What You'll Do:
• Collaborate closely with developers and business stakeholders to research and implement solutions (tools, platforms, frameworks, etc.) to improve test efficiency, such as automation solutions for functional, regression, and performance testing.
• Research and implement solutions to improve system stability, including online system capacity testing, monitoring system setup, CI/CD pipeline, Chaos engineering, Capital loss prevention and control, etc.
• Establish a systematic measurement system to identify risks, set goals, and monitor progress.
• Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of test solutions using new or existing technologies. Test major portions of software (e.g., significant component, set of features, applications or services) for large-scale, critical, and/or highly complex software.
• Influence the design and write a significant portion of the code.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related fields from accredited and reputable institutions.
• 5 years of SDET experience in developing automation solutions.
• Strong coding and system architecture design ability.
• A deep understanding of QA methodologies, processes and techniques, including component testing, regression testing, functional testing, stress testing, performance testing, etc.
• Excellent understanding of business architecture, system architecture, and quality infrastructure.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Strong knowledge of testing strategy, planning, process, test data management and defect management.
• Self-driven and can quickly adapt to a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Mentor junior software engineers.
• Work through ambiguity; ability to think abstractly
• Excellent problem-solving skills, able to actively explore pain points and find solutions. Great teamwork and communication skills.

TikTok 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, 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 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 reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at

Job Information[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $159000 - $230000 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.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:


We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

Our time off and leave plans are:
10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. 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.