Lead Software Development Engineer In Test (Seattle)- Trust And Safety, Tiktok

Responsibilities
About Tiktok
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
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.
About the Team
The Data-TnS QA team is responsible for high product quality of Trust and Safety. We focus on testing and delivering high quality products of content safety and content understanding, which protect our users from harmful content and abusive behaviors. In this role, team members have the opportunity to validate, automate develop and manage the quality challenges both in development and production stage. We embrace a culture of diversity, intellectual curiosity, openness, and problem-solving. We encourage close collaboration while promoting self-direction.
Responsibilities:

• Continuously track and analyze quality issues, recommend insights, develop improvement plans, and collaborate with peers to improve quality performance.
• Work as the contact person in US specific quality issues with related QA peer team.
• Collaborate closely with peers to ensure project quality that meets functional and user experience standards and expectations.
• Work with recruiting team to identify, interview, and recruit top talents for local QA openings.
• Implement policies and processes to ensure a positive, productive work environment. Provide first hand support to team internal escalations. Proactively identify and resolve issues impacting team productivity by working with team, peers, and management.
• Work with peers to train new hires / teams through coaching and mentoring.
• Help implement test tools and collaborate with automation/stability QA teams to build up internal tools/frameworks/platforms to make the team more productive.

Qualifications
Requirements:

• Familiar with at least one programming language such as Python/Go/Java
• Preferred requirements:
• Experienced in quality assurance methodology and have deep understanding of CI/CD,quality standard,server-side automation testing,server-side performance testing, experience in at least 2 or 3 aspects
• Ability to work in a fast paced, iterative development environment
• Strong cross-cultural awareness and effective collaboration with global teams across time zones
• 5+ years experience in quality assurance of Inernet products, mainly server-side
• Experience as team lead / technical leadership
• Strong analytical, problem solving skills, ability to coordinate with different local and global teams
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or related discipline

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 [email protected]
Job Information
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $142880 - $252700 annually.
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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.
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At ByteDance/TikTok our benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support ByteDancers to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:
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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.
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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.
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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.