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INTRODUCTION
We are a high-impact Software Assurance (SwA) Design team dedicated to embedding security directly into modern platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and software architectures. The Software Assurance Design team focuses on embedding security directly into the software lifecycle from inception through deployment. The team partners across engineering organizations to perform application security reviews, threat modeling, and architecture analysis to proactively prevent vulnerabilities. By building and championing Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) standards, the Design team ensures products are engineered with robust security and compliance controls by default. We are looking for a Senior Software Assurance Design Engineer to join our Software Assurance team in San Jose, CA as a technical authority and architectural leader. You will play a key role in driving application security, compliance, and risk mitigation across our product ecosystem. You will partner directly with engineering, product, and architecture teams to integrate security into every phase of the software development lifecycle. In this role, you will design secure/compliant implementation of standards, conduct application security reviews, evaluate risk vectors, and champion Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) standards to ensure our software is built with robust security controls by default.
Responsibilities
- Independently led end-to-end architectural security reviews and threat modeling for complex systems, focusing on AI/ML models, agentic safeguards, CI/CD supply chain integrity, and cryptographic implementations.
- Design and establish reusable threat-model patterns, security baselines, and technical specifications that software teams across the enterprise can adopt by default.
- Architect, build, and deploy automated intake pipelines, security analysis tooling, and programmatic guardrails to minimize manual review load and lower governance friction.
- Formulate delegated risk recommendations and represent Software Assurance as a technical authority in challenging cross-functional architecture trade-off discussions.
- Partner directly with principal engineers, product managers, and security area owners during early design phases.
- Mentor junior level SwA engineers, setting high technical standards for code inspection quality, review depth, and risk documentation across the team.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Systems/Platform Engineering, or Application Security with a proven track record of designing and operating large-scale production software.
- Deep domain expertise in Application Security combined with specialized technical depth in at least one of the following domains:
- AI/ML Security: Model lifecycle security, prompt/agentic harness safeguards, and AI pipeline integrity.
- Software Supply Chain: Build system isolation, CI/CD pipeline security, artifact signing, and dependency management.
- Proven ability to take broad, ambiguous security objectives and translate them into clear engineering requirements and measurable controls without step-by-step oversight.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder alignment skills, with the ability to navigate complex engineering trade-offs with principal engineers and leadership.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Proven experience evaluating incoming intake requests, triaging software changes, and applying security requirements directly into engineering workflows.
- Advanced coding and system design capabilities, with demonstrated experience writing production-grade code (e.g., Python, Go, Java, C++) and architecting automated systems.
- Practical expertise in threat modeling, risk evaluation, and architectural security across modern API protocols (REST, gRPC, GraphQL), interface security, input validation, and sanitization.
- Working knowledge of AI/LLM security fundamentals, prompt injection defense strategies, runtime agentic safeguards, and AI agent-harness baseline validation.
- Hands-on familiarity with core industry frameworks and security standards, including NIST, OWASP Top 10, OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATT&CK, MITRE D3FEND, and MITRE ATLAS.
- Strong technical writing skills with demonstrated experience drafting technical security documentation, secure coding guidelines, runbooks, compliance artifacts, and automated check specifications.
ABOUT USDS
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program we operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision-making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation. USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale.
On-site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility — especially in areas like real-time decision-making, team development, and integrated execution. As such, the company is shifting from a hybrid work model to a fully in-person schedule up to 5 days a week.
WHY JOIN US
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
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.
USDS REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
USDS 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://tinyurl.com/USDS-RA
JOB INFORMATION
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $118800 - $269800 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.
INTRODUCTION
We are a high-impact Software Assurance (SwA) Design team dedicated to embedding security directly into modern platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and software architectures. The Software Assurance Design team focuses on embedding security directly into the software lifecycle from inception through deployment. The team partners across engineering organizations to perform application security reviews, threat modeling, and architecture analysis to proactively prevent vulnerabilities. By building and championing Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) standards, the Design team ensures products are engineered with robust security and compliance controls by default. We are looking for a Senior Software Assurance Design Engineer to join our Software Assurance team in San Jose, CA as a technical authority and architectural leader. You will play a key role in driving application security, compliance, and risk mitigation across our product ecosystem. You will partner directly with engineering, product, and architecture teams to integrate security into every phase of the software development lifecycle. In this role, you will design secure/compliant implementation of standards, conduct application security reviews, evaluate risk vectors, and champion Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) standards to ensure our software is built with robust security controls by default.
Responsibilities
- Independently led end-to-end architectural security reviews and threat modeling for complex systems, focusing on AI/ML models, agentic safeguards, CI/CD supply chain integrity, and cryptographic implementations.
- Design and establish reusable threat-model patterns, security baselines, and technical specifications that software teams across the enterprise can adopt by default.
- Architect, build, and deploy automated intake pipelines, security analysis tooling, and programmatic guardrails to minimize manual review load and lower governance friction.
- Formulate delegated risk recommendations and represent Software Assurance as a technical authority in challenging cross-functional architecture trade-off discussions.
- Partner directly with principal engineers, product managers, and security area owners during early design phases.
- Mentor junior level SwA engineers, setting high technical standards for code inspection quality, review depth, and risk documentation across the team.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Systems/Platform Engineering, or Application Security with a proven track record of designing and operating large-scale production software.
- Deep domain expertise in Application Security combined with specialized technical depth in at least one of the following domains:
- AI/ML Security: Model lifecycle security, prompt/agentic harness safeguards, and AI pipeline integrity.
- Software Supply Chain: Build system isolation, CI/CD pipeline security, artifact signing, and dependency management.
- Proven ability to take broad, ambiguous security objectives and translate them into clear engineering requirements and measurable controls without step-by-step oversight.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder alignment skills, with the ability to navigate complex engineering trade-offs with principal engineers and leadership.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Proven experience evaluating incoming intake requests, triaging software changes, and applying security requirements directly into engineering workflows.
- Advanced coding and system design capabilities, with demonstrated experience writing production-grade code (e.g., Python, Go, Java, C++) and architecting automated systems.
- Practical expertise in threat modeling, risk evaluation, and architectural security across modern API protocols (REST, gRPC, GraphQL), interface security, input validation, and sanitization.
- Working knowledge of AI/LLM security fundamentals, prompt injection defense strategies, runtime agentic safeguards, and AI agent-harness baseline validation.
- Hands-on familiarity with core industry frameworks and security standards, including NIST, OWASP Top 10, OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATT&CK, MITRE D3FEND, and MITRE ATLAS.
- Strong technical writing skills with demonstrated experience drafting technical security documentation, secure coding guidelines, runbooks, compliance artifacts, and automated check specifications.
ABOUT USDS
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program we operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision-making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation. USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale.
On-site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility — especially in areas like real-time decision-making, team development, and integrated execution. As such, the company is shifting from a hybrid work model to a fully in-person schedule up to 5 days a week.
WHY JOIN US
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
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.
USDS REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
USDS 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://tinyurl.com/USDS-RA
JOB INFORMATION
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $118800 - $269800 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.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Medical Devices
- Manufacturing
- Technology & Software
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in design assurance engineer jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality, or a related technical field
- Experience with quality management systems such as ISO 13485, AS9100, or IATF 16949
- Proficiency in FMEA, design controls, and design history file documentation
- Familiarity with CAPA processes, root cause analysis, and audit preparation
- Knowledge of FDA 21 CFR Part 820 or relevant industry regulatory requirements
- Experience with risk management tools and methodologies including ISO 14971
Tips for Your Design Assurance Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to each standard
Design assurance engineer postings vary significantly by regulatory framework. Highlight ISO 13485 experience for medical device roles, AS9100 for aerospace, and IATF 16949 for automotive. Matching your resume's language to the specific standard named in the job description gets you past automated screening.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists design assurance engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Quantify your CAPA and audit outcomes
Generic quality experience rarely stands out. Describe corrective and preventive action work in terms of outcomes: closure rates, audit findings resolved, or cycle time reductions. Reviewers screening design assurance engineer resumes look for evidence that your process improvements actually stuck.
Target postings that name your tools
Filter openings by the design controls or risk management tools you know, such as FMEA, DFMEA, or design history file workflows. Applying to roles that list your exact toolset puts you ahead of candidates who meet only the credential requirements.
Prepare for design review walk-throughs
Many design assurance engineer interviews include a live exercise where you walk through a design review or risk assessment. Practice narrating your decision-making process out loud, not just arriving at the right answer, since interviewers evaluate your methodology as much as your conclusions.
Negotiate using total compensation context
Design assurance roles often come with on-site or travel requirements tied to supplier audits. Factor those expectations into your negotiation. Clarify the frequency of supplier visits and whether a travel stipend or additional PTO applies before accepting a written offer.
Design Assurance Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most design assurance engineers?
The most active employers for design assurance engineers right now are Boston Scientific, Neros Technologies, and Dexcom, and the most openings are in Minnesota, California, and Massachusetts, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Medical device and aerospace manufacturers consistently account for the largest share of open roles.
How many design assurance engineer jobs are remote?
About 73% of design assurance engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the share varies considerably by sub-discipline. Documentation-heavy roles focused on regulatory submissions and quality system writing are more likely to allow remote work, while positions requiring hands-on design reviews, supplier audits, or lab access remain largely on-site.
How do you become a design assurance engineer?
Start with a bachelor's degree in mechanical, biomedical, electrical, or industrial engineering, then build hands-on experience in quality or manufacturing environments where you can work with design controls and risk management processes. Pursue a relevant quality certification, develop fluency with the regulatory framework for your target industry, and document specific CAPA or audit outcomes on your resume to demonstrate practical impact.
How do you get hired as a design assurance engineer with little experience?
Entry points include quality engineering internships, manufacturing co-ops, and junior quality assurance roles where you can work directly with design documentation and audit workflows. Earning a Certified Quality Engineer credential signals foundational knowledge even without years on the job. Targeting smaller medical device or aerospace companies tends to surface openings that accept candidates who understand the regulatory framework but are still building hands-on depth.
What does the design assurance engineer interview process look like?
Most processes include an initial screening focused on your regulatory background and industry experience, followed by a technical interview where you walk through a design review scenario, failure analysis, or risk assessment exercise. A final round often involves meeting cross-functional stakeholders from R&D and manufacturing and may include a case study requiring you to identify gaps in a design history file or FMEA.
Where can I find and apply to design assurance engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to design assurance engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles available, find the ones that match your background and target industry, and apply directly to each listing that fits.
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