Mid Level Design Assurance Engineer Jobs
Mid level design assurance engineer jobs go to engineers ready to own quality processes end to end, mentor junior colleagues, and make compliance decisions without constant oversight. Openings run across Medical Devices, Manufacturing, and Technology & Software, with a mix of on-site, remote, and hybrid settings, and employers like Dexcom, Hologic, and Nextern hiring at this level now.
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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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Mid Level Design Assurance Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a mid level design assurance engineer job?
Position yourself around ownership, not just participation. Highlight projects where you led design reviews, authored procedures, or resolved nonconformances independently. Employers at this level want to see that you can interpret standards, communicate findings to cross-functional teams, and close corrective actions without hand-holding. Tailor your resume to show measurable outcomes, such as reduced defect rates or faster qualification cycles, rather than a list of tasks.
Which companies hire mid level design assurance engineers?
Companies hiring mid level design assurance engineers right now include Dexcom, Hologic, and Nextern, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. At this level, hiring comes from both large regulated manufacturers and mid-size contract developers who need engineers capable of running quality processes with real autonomy.
Are there remote mid level design assurance engineer jobs?
Yes, though availability varies by industry. About 0% of mid level design assurance engineer openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with fully remote roles more common in software-intensive or documentation-heavy specializations. Roles requiring hands-on design reviews, lab audits, or supplier visits tend to be on-site or hybrid.
How do I move up to a mid level design assurance engineer role?
Progression from entry level centers on building independent judgment over several years. Focus on deepening your knowledge of relevant standards, taking ownership of discrete projects rather than supporting tasks, and demonstrating that your quality decisions hold up under scrutiny. Engineers who document process improvements, lead internal audits, and show measurable impact on product reliability make the strongest case for a mid level title.
Which industries hire the most mid level design assurance engineers?
Mid Level design assurance engineer roles concentrate in Medical Devices, Manufacturing, and Technology & Software, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because their regulatory environments and product complexity require engineers who can own quality systems and make defensible compliance decisions throughout the design lifecycle.