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Security Software Developer - Global Security Organization
Location:
San Jose
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Code:
A227566B
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The mission of TikTok's Global Security Organization is to build and earn trust by reducing risk and securing our businesses and products. Also known as "GSO", this team is the foundation of our efforts to keep TikTok safe, secure, and operating at scale for over 1 billion people around the world. We work to ensure that the TikTok platform is safe and secure, that our users' experience and their data remains safe from external or internal threats, and that we comply with global regulations wherever TikTok operates.
Trust is one of TikTok's biggest initiatives, and security is integral to our success. In whatever ways users interact with us — whether they're watching videos on their For You page, interacting with a Live video, or buying products on TikTok Shop — GSO protects their data and privacy, so they can have a secure and trustworthy experience.
The GSO provides industry-leading security and privacy services to the company, guided by four principles: trust and transparency, business enablement, risk-informed decision-making, and proactive risk reduction. We strive to build sustainable, world-class security capabilities.
As a Software Developer in the GSO, you will report directly to the Engineering Lead. Your responsibilities include:
- Collaborating with product managers, business operations teams, developers, and cross-functional engineers to define and deliver solutions.
- Developing, maintaining, and optimizing advanced security applications using microservices, serverless architecture, REST, Python/Java, Message Queue, Spark, relational, and non-relational databases.
- Designing and implementing reusable, modular, and scalable services, classes, or modules.
- Analyzing and optimizing data pipeline performance, focusing on data preparation, transformation, and loading times.
- Innovating intelligent solutions leveraging ML and LLMs for advanced functionalities and automation.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot in-house applications for internal and external teams.
- Review legacy application code for reusability and customization, including microservices options.
- Utilize frameworks and libraries such as REST, gRPC, FaskAPI/Flask, Asyncio, Pytest, unittest, Pandas, Numpy, etc.
- Optimize performance for a fast and seamless user experience.
- Stay updated with the latest technologies and educate engineers and PMs on new possibilities.
- Define metrics and create/maintain dashboards using in-house/external tools.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with business and technical teams to gather functional requirements.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working with Python/Java/Golang/NodeJS
- Experience working on Big Data Technologies
- Ability to quickly learn and assimilate new tools/technologies and rapidly adapt and iterate
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors' Degree in the field of computer science / engineering or industry equivalent work experience
- Experience working with microservices
- Experience working with one of Message Queue Systems, e.g. Kafka
- Experience with unit test frameworks e.g. pytest, unittest and adopting automated and manual test strategies to ensure product quality
- Working experience of Hive and HDFS and Golang
- Knowledge and working experience with Machine Learning/Deep Learning and LLM
COMPENSATION
- The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $111600 - $180000 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:
-
Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
-
Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
-
Exercising sound judgment.
ABOUT TIKTOK
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
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.
TIKTOK ACCOMMODATION
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://tinyurl.com/RA-request
INTRODUCTION
Security Software Developer - Global Security Organization
Location:
San Jose
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Code:
A227566B
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The mission of TikTok's Global Security Organization is to build and earn trust by reducing risk and securing our businesses and products. Also known as "GSO", this team is the foundation of our efforts to keep TikTok safe, secure, and operating at scale for over 1 billion people around the world. We work to ensure that the TikTok platform is safe and secure, that our users' experience and their data remains safe from external or internal threats, and that we comply with global regulations wherever TikTok operates.
Trust is one of TikTok's biggest initiatives, and security is integral to our success. In whatever ways users interact with us — whether they're watching videos on their For You page, interacting with a Live video, or buying products on TikTok Shop — GSO protects their data and privacy, so they can have a secure and trustworthy experience.
The GSO provides industry-leading security and privacy services to the company, guided by four principles: trust and transparency, business enablement, risk-informed decision-making, and proactive risk reduction. We strive to build sustainable, world-class security capabilities.
As a Software Developer in the GSO, you will report directly to the Engineering Lead. Your responsibilities include:
- Collaborating with product managers, business operations teams, developers, and cross-functional engineers to define and deliver solutions.
- Developing, maintaining, and optimizing advanced security applications using microservices, serverless architecture, REST, Python/Java, Message Queue, Spark, relational, and non-relational databases.
- Designing and implementing reusable, modular, and scalable services, classes, or modules.
- Analyzing and optimizing data pipeline performance, focusing on data preparation, transformation, and loading times.
- Innovating intelligent solutions leveraging ML and LLMs for advanced functionalities and automation.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot in-house applications for internal and external teams.
- Review legacy application code for reusability and customization, including microservices options.
- Utilize frameworks and libraries such as REST, gRPC, FaskAPI/Flask, Asyncio, Pytest, unittest, Pandas, Numpy, etc.
- Optimize performance for a fast and seamless user experience.
- Stay updated with the latest technologies and educate engineers and PMs on new possibilities.
- Define metrics and create/maintain dashboards using in-house/external tools.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with business and technical teams to gather functional requirements.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working with Python/Java/Golang/NodeJS
- Experience working on Big Data Technologies
- Ability to quickly learn and assimilate new tools/technologies and rapidly adapt and iterate
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors' Degree in the field of computer science / engineering or industry equivalent work experience
- Experience working with microservices
- Experience working with one of Message Queue Systems, e.g. Kafka
- Experience with unit test frameworks e.g. pytest, unittest and adopting automated and manual test strategies to ensure product quality
- Working experience of Hive and HDFS and Golang
- Knowledge and working experience with Machine Learning/Deep Learning and LLM
COMPENSATION
- The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $111600 - $180000 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:
-
Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
-
Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
-
Exercising sound judgment.
ABOUT TIKTOK
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
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.
TIKTOK ACCOMMODATION
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://tinyurl.com/RA-request
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Security Software Engineer
Translate your Australian credentials for U.S. employers
Australian three-year bachelor's degrees in computer science or cybersecurity are generally accepted as equivalent to U.S. four-year degrees for E-3 purposes. Bring a credential evaluation if your degree title doesn't obviously map to a U.S. cybersecurity or software engineering field.
Target employers with active federal contracts
U.S. defense contractors and federal agencies frequently hire security software engineers and have established visa sponsorship workflows. These employers already understand DOL prevailing wage requirements, which shortens the LCA filing timeline on your end.
Search E-3 sponsorship roles on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to find security software engineer roles where employers have confirmed E-3 sponsorship. Filtering by visa type upfront saves you from progressing through interviews only to discover the employer won't support an Australian visa.
Clarify specialty occupation fit in your offer letter
Your offer letter needs to describe duties that require a degree in a specific technical field, not just any bachelor's degree. A vague job description listing general IT responsibilities can complicate your LCA filing, so ask the employer to specify cybersecurity or software engineering qualifications explicitly.
File your LCA before your start date is set
The DOL must certify your LCA before you can attend your consulate appointment. LCA certification typically takes seven business days, but errors or wage-level disputes can stall it. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork so nothing delays your start date.
Prepare for security clearance questions at your consulate interview
Security software engineers interviewing for roles that involve U.S. government systems may face additional questions about the nature of their work. Know whether your role requires or leads to a clearance, and be ready to explain your employer's sponsorship of that process.
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How do I find Security Software Engineer jobs with E-3 sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the recommended starting point. It filters roles specifically for Australian professionals seeking E-3 sponsorship, so you're only seeing employers who have confirmed they'll support the visa process. Standard job boards don't filter by visa type, which means you can spend weeks in interview processes before discovering a company won't sponsor an E-3.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Security Software Engineer role qualify as an E-3 specialty occupation?
Yes, provided your offer letter describes duties that theoretically require a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, cybersecurity, information security, or a closely related field. Roles where the employer would accept any degree field, or where duties are general IT support rather than specialized security engineering, may not meet the specialty occupation standard USCIS applies.
How does the E-3 compare to H-1B for Security Software Engineers?
The E-3 has a 10,500 annual allocation exclusively for Australian citizens, and it has never been oversubscribed, meaning there's no lottery. The H-1B runs an annual lottery with a roughly one-in-four selection rate for most applicants. For Australian security software engineers, the E-3 is a direct, predictable path that doesn't depend on a random draw, and it renews indefinitely in two-year increments.
Can I change employers or roles while on an E-3?
Yes, but each new employer must file a fresh LCA with the DOL and you'll need a new E-3 visa stamp, which requires returning to a U.S. consulate. If you're already inside the U.S., there's no USCIS petition required, but you can't start work for the new employer until the LCA is certified and your updated visa documentation is in order.
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