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 Ads QA team focus on the quality assurance of the whole ads-system, including AD manager, delivery system, review system, conversion measurement and etc. We aim to improve the usability, reliability, stability of the whole system and user experience through project testing, automation testing, CI/CD system construction, test tool construction and etc. We are looking for people who have good business sense and testing/CICD/automation experience to join our team.

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

In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.

Qualifications

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
- Demonstrable experience in people management, resource planning, test strategy, and test execution as SDET 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 Qualifications:
- 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

Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or support.

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 a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/ktJP6

This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information. As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $235000 - $300000 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.