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Senior Security Engineer (Multiple Positions)

TikTok · San Jose, CA · posted 57 days ago

In short: Senior Security Engineer (Multiple Positions) at TikTok in San Jose, CA, posted 57 days ago.

By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

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San Jose, CAlocation
Cybersecuritysub-niche
57 days agoposted
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The job

LIVE Live feed (private-sector employer) Source: The Muse public API · Data: listed 2026-09-12

EmployerTikTok
LocationSan Jose, California
FieldTechnology › Cybersecurity
LevelSenior Level
Source categorySoftware Engineering
Posted2026-09-12 (57 days ago)
Work arrangementOn-site at the location listed
PayNot published in the source listing

Job description

Responsibilities

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.

About the Team
Our team plays a crucial role in ensuring the company's success. We seek people who are willing to learn and put in the effort to solve problems. Our challenges are not your regular day-to-day problems - you'll be part of a team that's developing new solutions to new challenges. It's working fast, at scale, and we're making a difference. We are looking for talents to join us on this exciting journey!

Responsibilities
Drive the building of scalable and secure-by-design systems to ensure our applications are designed and implemented with the highest security and privacy standards, maintaining and enhancing user trust.
Conduct reviews and analyze designs, architectures, existing systems, services, operating systems, networks and applications from a security perspective, via black box testing, code reviews, automation, threat modeling and research.
Participate in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) by performing security assessments of new application features.
Work with cross-functional stakeholders to analyze new threat scenarios, identify security vulnerabilities, perform forensic analyses, and coordinate incident response and resolution.
Conduct developer feedback interviews to optimize the SDLC.
Mentor junior-level team members.

Qualifications

Qualifications
Must have a Master's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field, and 2 years of related work experience; OR a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering (any), Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related field, and 5 years of post-bachelor's, progressive related work experience.

Of the required experience, must have 2 years of experience in each of the following:
Web application security, mobile application security, network security, operating system internals and hardening, applied cryptography, or cloud computing;
Conducting design review, threat modeling, security mitigation development, security tooling development or privacy engineering;
Analyzing business logic to configure security tools and products based on the logic to provide security protection to services, applications, platforms, or websites;
Writing and reviewing code in at least one of the following programming languages: JavaScript (Node JS), Go, Python, Java, C++, or Rust;
Working on compliance readiness by leveraging information security controls, security frameworks, or standards, including ISO 27001, NIST CSF, PCI-DSS, or HIPAA; and
Debugging and troubleshooting software issues.

Type: Full time, 40 hours/week
Location: San Jose, CA
Salary Range: $242278 - $387600 per year

To Apply, click the apply button below. Contact lpresumes@tiktok.com if you have difficulty submitting resume through the website.

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 https://tinyurl.com/RA-request

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Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $242278 - $387600 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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About the role

This is a Senior Level role in the Technology field (Cybersecurity) at TikTok. Senior roles usually expect substantial experience, ownership of results and often the ability to guide others.

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Estimate for a wage earner: 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction (IRS), Social Security 6.2% up to $184,500, Medicare 1.45% (+0.9% above $200,000 single / $250,000 married), and a state rate you set; set your own state tax rate. It ignores credits, pre-tax deductions, local taxes and benefits. Sources: IRS: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments · SSA wage base per Federal Register notice 2025-19763.

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The city

The job is in San Jose, CA. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How San Jose compares. Among the 145 largest places in California, San Jose is #3 by population, #30 for household income (#1 = highest), #110 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #48 for college degrees (#1 = most). Its county, Santa Clara County, is #1 of 58 counties for average pay ($197,043).

The place in numbers

San Jose has 990,138 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 2.5% of the population of California. It covers 178 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 5,564 people per square mile. The median age is 38.2, about the same as the state median (38.2 against 37.9).

Housing

The median gross rent is $2,669 a month (rent plus utilities), 31% above the state median ($2,669 against $2,036). Over a year that is 21.9% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $1,233,200, which is 8.4 times the median household income ($146,427); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 55.8% of households own their home, about the same as the state average (55.8% against 55.9%).

Work and pay

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan area has 1,134,970 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $84,050 a year, 65% above the national median ($84,050 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are computer and mathematical (149,970 jobs, median $186,320); management (115,110 jobs, median $210,750); business and financial operations (94,210 jobs, median $125,240). The area is most specialised in computer and mathematical (3.9 times) and architecture and engineering (2.5 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($210,750) and legal ($195,190). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Santa Clara County was 4.2%. 67.6% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Santa Clara County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 62.9% drive alone, 2.4% use public transit, 1.8% walk, 20.3% work from home. 15.3% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 21% below the state average (15.3% against 19.4%).

People and education

47.3% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 28% above the state share (47.3% against 37.1%). 42.0% of residents were born outside the United States, 56% above the state share (42.0% against 27.0%). The poverty rate is 8.1%, 32% below the state rate (8.1% against 12.0%).

Climate

The warmest month is Aug, averaging 68°F (19.8°C), and the coolest is Jan at 47°F (8.3°C). About 510 mm (20 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Dec is the wettest month (114 mm) and Jul the driest (0 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Campbell (8 miles, similar rent); Los Gatos (9 miles, rent 22% higher); Santa Clara (10 miles, rent 13% higher); Milpitas (10 miles, rent 17% higher). Rent differences are against San Jose; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Where to live

CITY Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Places within 50 miles (straight line) of San Jose, CA that have a guide, with what living there costs. No pay estimate is shown because the title did not match one occupation.

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Place ⇅Distance from the job city ⇅Median rent ⇅Median home value ⇅Median household income ⇅Commute 45+ min ⇅Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅Open jobs there ⇅
San Jose, CA0 mi$2,669$1,233,200$146,42715.3%n/aJobs
Campbell, CA8 mi$2,737$1,617,000$145,26810.4%n/aJobs
Los Gatos, CA9 mi$3,247$2,000,001$217,55417.6%n/a—
Santa Clara, CA10 mi$3,016$1,582,600$178,9588.9%n/a—
Milpitas, CA10 mi$3,120$1,251,700$178,79815.2%n/aJobs
Saratoga, CA12 mi$3,501$2,000,001$250,0018.3%n/a—
Cupertino, CA13 mi$3,501$2,000,001$234,7079.1%n/aJobs
Sunnyvale, CA13 mi$3,039$1,801,800$186,1709.0%n/aJobs
Morgan Hill, CA15 mi$2,474$1,210,200$163,92032.9%n/a—
Fremont, CA15 mi$2,933$1,403,800$181,50623.6%n/aJobs
Mountain View, CA16 mi$3,062$1,927,000$189,9179.3%n/aJobs
Los Altos, CA16 mi$3,501$2,000,001$250,0018.3%n/a—
Los Altos Hills, CA18 mi$3,501$2,000,001$250,00118.0%n/a—
Newark, CA19 mi$2,776$1,142,800$169,06422.2%n/a—
Palo Alto, CA19 mi$3,484$2,000,001$231,1018.2%n/aJobs
East Palo Alto, CA21 mi$2,244$1,102,600$113,4939.7%n/a—
Menlo Park, CA22 mi$3,239$2,000,001$210,02511.5%n/aJobs
Gilroy, CA24 mi$2,301$1,027,400$133,10732.4%n/a—
Atherton, CA24 mi$3,501$2,000,001$250,0017.0%n/a—
Union City, CA24 mi$2,713$1,104,900$133,71524.0%n/a—

Career paths

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Data, analytics and AI (1991) Software engineering (1880) Cloud, IT and infrastructure (504) Product management (412)

Distances

CITY Calculation (straight line) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer (coordinates) · Data: 2024

How far San Jose, CA is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.

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From ⇅Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅Population of that city ⇅
San Jose, CA0 mi990,138
San Francisco, CA73 mi830,235
Los Angeles, CA296 mi3,857,263
San Diego, CA407 mi1,389,526
Phoenix, AZ604 mi1,642,323
Seattle, WA714 mi754,195
Denver, CO930 mi718,877
Oklahoma City, OK1,354 mi697,125
Fort Worth, TX1,414 mi963,194
San Antonio, TX1,444 mi1,479,835
Dallas, TX1,446 mi1,307,930
Austin, TX1,459 mi979,539
Houston, TX1,602 mi2,328,253
Chicago, IL1,832 mi2,711,226
Indianapolis, IN1,923 mi885,860
Columbus, OH2,087 mi914,802
Charlotte, NC2,270 mi903,844
Jacksonville, FL2,337 mi977,670
Philadelphia, PA2,497 mi1,579,706
New York, NY2,550 mi8,483,844

Nearby cities with open jobs (within 120 miles)

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City ⇅Straight-line distance ⇅Open jobs ⇅
Campbell, CA8 mi7
Milpitas, CA10 mi2
Sunnyvale, CA13 mi12
Fremont, CA15 mi2
Palo Alto, CA19 mi24
Capitola, CA23 mi1
Pleasanton, CA26 mi1
Redwood City, CA27 mi27
Belmont, CA30 mi2
Alameda, CA39 mi15
San Francisco, CA73 mi587
Sacramento, CA90 mi38

The employer

TikTok is the employer in this listing. See all its open jobs here →

Company description (from The Muse): As the leading destination for short-form mobile video, TikTok’s mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy.

size: Large Size; industries: Entertainment & Gaming, Social Media, Technology; locations on The Muse: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, London, United Kingdom, Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, Paris, France, Singapore.

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Median rent in San Jose is $2,669 a month and median household income $146,427 (ACS 2020–2024).

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