SRE: Scale, Automation & High-Availability Systems

Collaw; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking graduates for its site Reliability Engineering team in Australia. You will contribute to reliability, automation, and scalable infrastructure across storage, computing, and databases, guided by strong mentorship and hands-on project ownership.

Ideal candidates have degrees in software fields and experience with Python/Go/Java, plus familiarity with Linux and modern deployment tools. Roles begin in 2027, with rolling application reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in software-related field.
• Solid knowledge of Linux, storage, and networking fundamentals.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, and/or Java; familiarity with design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Reliability Oversight: Ensure performance and efficiency of core infrastructure; establish reliability standards and recovery SOPs.
• Technical Troubleshooting: Investigate issues, perform bottleneck analyses, and improve high-availability architecture.
• Efficiency Mastery: Develop automated operation solutions for large-scale systems with system development teams.
• Cost Optimization: Manage budgets and monitoring to optimize company costs.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

C++

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Software Development/CS/Eng

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Spark

Flink

Function as a Service

RPC Framework

Service Mesh

Job description

TikTok is seeking graduates for its site Reliability Engineering team in Australia. You will contribute to reliability, automation, and scalable infrastructure across storage, computing, and databases, guided by strong mentorship and hands-on project ownership.

Ideal candidates have degrees in software fields and experience with Python/Go/Java, plus familiarity with Linux and modern deployment tools. Roles begin in 2027, with rolling application reviews.