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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.
What You'll Do:
- Responsible for collecting and analyzing user product requirements and user experience feedback. Evaluate product metrics from the user’s perspective, propose improvement suggestions, and drive product quality enhancement. Optimize the usability and user experience of existing products to improve user satisfaction, with a primary focus on the merchant-side perspective (e.g., key features merchants use and their intentions).
- Initiate and participate in user research to collect and analyze product requirements, identify representative user scenarios, and optimize design solutions based on the findings.
- Lead user research and scenario documentation, and combine business needs to implement AI agents and automated inspection capabilities to support efficient issue identification and resolution.
- Leverage existing capabilities and tools to adapt and apply them to business scenarios, solving practical problems.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related fields from accredited and reputable institutions.
- Experience in one or more programming languages such as Go, Java, or Python.
- 5 years of experience related to mobile applications (e.g., development, testing, product management, project management, etc.).
- Strong understanding of user experience (UX) design theories, methodologies, and processes.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with strong observational abilities.
- Strong teamwork and ability to work under pressure. Highly proactive, motivated, and capable of driving initiatives forward.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in e-commerce industry is preferred.
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
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $142880 - $252700 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.
Responsibilities
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.
What You'll Do:
- Responsible for collecting and analyzing user product requirements and user experience feedback. Evaluate product metrics from the user’s perspective, propose improvement suggestions, and drive product quality enhancement. Optimize the usability and user experience of existing products to improve user satisfaction, with a primary focus on the merchant-side perspective (e.g., key features merchants use and their intentions).
- Initiate and participate in user research to collect and analyze product requirements, identify representative user scenarios, and optimize design solutions based on the findings.
- Lead user research and scenario documentation, and combine business needs to implement AI agents and automated inspection capabilities to support efficient issue identification and resolution.
- Leverage existing capabilities and tools to adapt and apply them to business scenarios, solving practical problems.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related fields from accredited and reputable institutions.
- Experience in one or more programming languages such as Go, Java, or Python.
- 5 years of experience related to mobile applications (e.g., development, testing, product management, project management, etc.).
- Strong understanding of user experience (UX) design theories, methodologies, and processes.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with strong observational abilities.
- Strong teamwork and ability to work under pressure. Highly proactive, motivated, and capable of driving initiatives forward.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in e-commerce industry is preferred.
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
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $142880 - $252700 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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Verify your SDET role qualifies
Pull your target job description against the O*NET profile for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers. H-1B1 visa requires a specialty occupation, so confirm the posting explicitly requires a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
Document Singapore university equivalency early
U.S. consular officers evaluate whether your NUS, NTU, or SMU degree meets U.S. bachelor's equivalency. Get a credential evaluation from a NACES-approved evaluator before you start applying so there's no delay when an offer comes.
Target employers already filing LCAs for SDET roles
Use the OFLC Wage Search to filter Labor Condition Application records by SOC code 15-1253 and state. Employers with recent SDET LCA certifications have cleared the DOL prevailing-wage process before and understand H-1B1 sponsorship mechanics.
Search H-1B1 Singapore jobs on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters job listings by H-1B1 Singapore visa sponsorship and surfaces employers with verified LCA filing history for SDET roles, so you're not wasting applications on companies that have never navigated the consulate-based process.
Clarify the LCA timeline with your hiring team
Your employer must file and receive DOL certification of the LCA before your consulate appointment. That process typically takes seven business days when filed electronically. Make sure the hiring team understands this step comes before any visa application.
Prepare for nonimmigrant intent questions at the consulate
Unlike H-1B visa, the H-1B1 doesn't allow dual intent, so consular officers may probe your ties to Singapore. Bring documentation of financial or family connections at home and be ready to articulate your plans to return after each authorized stay.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B1 Singapore?
Yes, provided the job posting requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as computer science, software engineering, or information systems. Generic postings that list a degree as preferred rather than required can create problems at the consulate. Ask your employer to confirm the degree requirement is explicit in the offer letter and LCA job description before filing.
How does the H-1B1 Singapore visa compare to the H-1B for SDET roles?
The H-1B1 Singapore skips the H-1B lottery entirely and is processed directly at the U.S. consulate in Singapore, which means no USCIS petition and no random selection risk. The annual cap of 5,400 visas has never been fully used. The key trade-off is that H-1B1 doesn't permit dual intent, so you can't use it as a stepping stone to a green card the way many H-1B holders do.
Where can I find employers actively sponsoring H-1B1 Singapore visas for SDET positions?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It filters roles by H-1B1 Singapore visa sponsorship and shows which employers have an active history of filing Labor Condition Applications for software quality and test engineering roles, so you can target companies that already understand the consulate-based process rather than educating employers from scratch.
Can my employer file the LCA for an SDET role while I'm still based in Singapore?
Yes. The employer files the LCA with DOL before you apply for the visa, and you remain in Singapore throughout. Once DOL certifies the LCA, typically within seven business days of electronic submission, you schedule your consulate appointment. There's no requirement for you to be present in the U.S. during the LCA or petition stage.
What happens to my H-1B1 status if my SDET contract ends or I'm laid off?
H-1B1 status is tied directly to the specific employer named in the LCA. If your role ends, you don't automatically receive a grace period the way H-1B holders do under USCIS regulations. You'd need to either secure a new employer willing to file a fresh LCA and consulate application or depart the U.S. Confirm these terms with your employer before accepting an offer.
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