Site Reliability Engineer Graduate (Video & Edge Global Engineering) - 2027 Start (BS/MS)

TikTok Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok in Sydney is looking for graduates to join the Video and Edge Global Engineering team, supporting the Video on Demand and Live Streaming platform. You will help build a robust multimedia processing pipeline and scale infrastructure to serve billions of users worldwide.

As a graduate, you will tackle complex challenges, gain hands-on experience with distributed systems, cloud services, and observability, and grow with a globally connected team. onboarding is expected by end of 2027.

Qualifications

• Upcoming graduates or have graduated strictly within the last 12 months before onboarding in 2026

Responsibilities

• Build global infrastructure for multi-media transport, storage and process, to serve billions of users all over the world.

Skills

C/C++

Java

Python

Go

Networking basics

Distributed systems

Containers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Linux

MySQL

MongoDB

Redis

ELK

AWS/GCP/Azure

Job description

Responsibilities

About the Team

The Video and Edge Global Engineering team is responsible for business facing experience and cost of the Video on Demand and Live Streaming platform. We build a robust video transmission network and multimedia processing platform, building data foundation and analysis capabilities, driving product refined operation, reducing costs and increasing efficiency.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2027. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at our Company.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2027. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

• Build global infrastructure for multi-media transport, storage and process, to serve billions of users all over the world.
• Engage in global production system management such as monitoring, oncall emergency response, capacity planning and optimization
• Build tools, automations, observability and monitoring to facilitate the operation and optimisation of the global infrastructure.
• Engage in and improve the whole service lifecycle, from inception and design, through deployment, operation and refinement.
• Scale up systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation, and initiate changes that improve system reliability and processing speed.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Upcoming graduates or have graduated strictly within the last 12 months before onboarding in 2026
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical background involving software/system engineering, or equivalent working experience.
• Good programming experience with at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Go.
• Knowledge of networking, operation system, database system and container technology.
• Good understanding of microservice architecture, and an understanding in troubleshooting in large scale distributed systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands on experience in common open-source system such as Linux, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis and ELK.
• Experience in building solutions with AWS, GCP, Azures and other cloud services
• Working in international teams and across timezones effectively (US, Dublin, China, Singapore)
• Passionate, self-motivated and good teamwork skills.

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