AI Infrastructure Engineer — Observability & Automation

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC in Seattle is seeking a Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure to help build and operate large-scale, observable systems for state-of-the-art recommendation and search.

You will contribute to deployment, automation, and reliability of globally distributed services, focusing on observability, efficiency, and proactive incident response as part of a team that values hands-on ownership and strong collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field required.
• 1+ years of professional software development or infrastructure experience.
• Strong interest in troubleshooting complex issues and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist in deployment, operation, and optimization of Recommendation and Search systems across lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain internal software and automation scripts to reduce manual tasks and boost R&D velocity.
• Support availability of large-scale services across global data centers through proactive monitoring and maintenance.
• Track and report cloud resource utilization to 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

Agentic frameworks/tools development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC in Seattle is seeking a Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure to help build and operate large-scale, observable systems for state-of-the-art recommendation and search.

You will contribute to deployment, automation, and reliability of globally distributed services, focusing on observability, efficiency, and proactive incident response as part of a team that values hands-on ownership and strong collaboration.