SRE Lead — Reliability, Automation & Scale

TikTok USDS Joint Venture

Sydney

On-site

AUD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking a highly motivated Site Reliability Engineer to join the Product Engineering team in Australia. You will ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of production systems across video playback, recommendations, and related services.

You will design and operate large-scale, high-availability systems, develop automation tools, mentor teammates, diagnose production issues, monitor health, and contribute to disaster recovery planning while building a

Qualifications

3+ years experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Production Engineering or similar role, working with large-scale distributed systems.
Strong understanding of containers and container orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Unix/Linux systems administration, network fundamentals and storage systems.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, deploy, and operate large-scale, high-availability systems
Develop and maintain automation tools and processes to improve the reliability and efficiency of our systems
Act as a technical lead for SRE-related initiatives, providing guidance and mentorship to team members
Work closely with software engineers to diagnose and resolve production issues
Continuously monitor and evaluate the health of our systems, proactively identifying and addressing potential issues before they become problems
Drive innovation and improvement in our infrastructure and processes through experimentation and research
Participate in the design and implementation of disaster recovery plans