AI Infrastructure Engineer — Cloud, Monitoring & Automation

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is looking for a Software Engineer to contribute to AI infrastructure, deploying and operating recommendations and search systems. The role focuses on building internal tools to reduce manual tasks and boost R&D velocity, with oversight for availability across global data centers.

Ideal candidates hold a CS degree and have 1+ years in software development or infrastructure, with an interest in distributed systems, monitoring, and ML model lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, with 1+ years of professional experience in software development or infrastructure.
• Foundational knowledge of distributed systems and a strong interest in troubleshooting complex technical issues.
• Effective communication skills and a proactive approach to solving engineering bottlenecks.
• Experience with agentic frameworks and tools development.
• Familiarity with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Basic understanding of the machine learning lifecycle or model inference workflows.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the deployment, operation, and optimization of Recommendation and Search systems throughout their entire lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain internal software and automation scripts to eliminate manual tasks and improve overall R&D velocity.
• Support the availability of large-scale services deployed across global data centers through proactive monitoring and maintenance.
• Track and report on cloud resource utilization to help the team meet efficiency goals and maintain cluster SLAs.
• Configure and manage monitoring stacks to track service latency, health metrics, and system performance.

Skills

Distributed systems

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Agentic frameworks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is looking for a Software Engineer to contribute to AI infrastructure, deploying and operating recommendations and search systems. The role focuses on building internal tools to reduce manual tasks and boost R&D velocity, with oversight for availability across global data centers.

Ideal candidates hold a CS degree and have 1+ years in software development or infrastructure, with an interest in distributed systems, monitoring, and ML model lifecycles.