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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.

Responsibilities:
- Create and execute functionality tests for data products, including UI, server, and big data databases.
- Design detailed test plans and cases for new features, covering functions, performance, stability, boundaries, and exploratory aspects.
- Assist in the implementation of test tools and work with automation and performance test teams to develop internal testing tools, frameworks, and platforms.
- Perform both manual and automated testing, utilizing various tools and frameworks. Maintain and upgrade automation use cases.
- Track and manage bugs throughout the entire software development lifecycle.
- Engage in the entire project management and product lifecycle, including process optimization and risk assessment.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related fields from accredited and reputable institutions.
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience in developing feature test strategies and supporting timely project delivery, ensuring production quality throughout the entire lifecycle.
- Proficient in both manual and automated testing, with experience in server-side, database, and data product testing.
- Strong knowledge of at least one programming language such as Golang, Python, or Java.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Possess independent insight into quality risk, demonstrating critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD), including measuring test coverage, developing effective automation solutions, enhancing testability, and promoting software best practices.
- Proficient in coding, capable of performing white-box testing, conducting code reviews with R&D teams, and identifying issues in code.
- Experience in developing test tools to improve efficiency. Hands-on experience with API/UI automation testing and familiarity with various test automation frameworks.
- Familiar with OLAP and OLTP concepts and technologies such as Hive, Clickhouse, Elasticsearch, HBase, Redis, SparkSQL, and Flink.
- Knowledgeable about message queue technologies such as RabbitMQ and Apache Kafka.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal 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 believe individuals should not be disadvantaged because of their background or identity, but instead should be considered based on their strengths and experience. 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/cdpT2

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.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

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.