Senior Privacy Software Engineer

Kanz; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 194,000 - 355,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

FSA options

Paid time off

Parental leave

401K match

Job summary

TikTok in San Jose seeks a Senior Software Engineer (Privacy) to join the Privacy VaDE Team. You will design and implement detection methods to monitor privacy gaps and support incident response with robust data protection practices.

You will collaborate with legal, compliance, and product teams to embed privacy-by-design in new features and ensure alignment with GDPR, CCPA, and other global laws. Experience building large-scale data privacy solutions is essential.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with core privacy concepts such as data minimization, purpose limitation, data sovereignty, transparency, and data retention.
• Proven software development experience involving large scale data environments with an emphasis on building detection systems.
• Strong offensive security & privacy testing skills with a focus on privacy concerns.
• Proven experience in privacy assessments, data protection, and compliance.
• In-depth knowledge of global privacy regulations and standards, including GDPR, CCPA, etc.

Responsibilities

• Privacy Detection: Develop detection methods to continuously assess and monitor for gaps in our privacy posture.
• Privacy Validation: Perform tests on suspected privacy vulnerabilities to validate the presence of a vulnerability and gather evidence to support remediation efforts.
• Incident Response and Data Breach Management: Assist in privacy-related incident and inquiry response efforts. Perform technical investigations on privacy incidents, identify root causes, and recommend mitigation and remediation actions to prevent future occurrences.
• Data Protection Compliance: Stay up-to-date with global privacy regulations, such as GDPR, CCPA, or other relevant data protection laws. Ensure our organization's practices align with applicable privacy laws and standards. Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to maintain and improve privacy policies and procedures. Work closely with development and product teams to incorporate privacy best practices into the design and development of new products and features. Advocate for "privacy by design" principles to embed privacy considerations throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain detailed records of privacy assessments, testing, detections, and related activities. Generate regular reports for management and stakeholders, providing insights on privacy risks.

Skills

Privacy concepts

Large-scale data

Privacy testing

Data protection

Privacy regulations

Job description

TikTok in San Jose seeks a Senior Software Engineer (Privacy) to join the Privacy VaDE Team. You will design and implement detection methods to monitor privacy gaps and support incident response with robust data protection practices.

You will collaborate with legal, compliance, and product teams to embed privacy-by-design in new features and ensure alignment with GDPR, CCPA, and other global laws. Experience building large-scale data privacy solutions is essential.