Cloud Database Platform Engineer - RDS & HA

ByteDance; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance seeks a backend developer to build and own cutting-edge database services in a cloud-native environment. You’ll work on relational and non-relational data stores, aiming for high availability, fast recovery, and scalable deployment.

The role emphasizes cross-team collaboration with PMs, design of core platform components, and robust testing to ensure product quality across a global infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master in computer science or related field.
• 2+ years of software development experience.
• Proficiency in Golang, Python, or similar languages.
• Familiar with web frameworks and database internals.

Responsibilities

• Build and own database platform services, focusing on reliability and observability.
• Collaborate with PMs to develop RDS features like backup/restore, scaling, and high availability.
• Design and implement core components for database instance management and monitoring.
• Conduct performance and scalability testing; participate in release and deployment processes.
• Solve large-scale cloud infrastructure challenges.

Skills

Golang

Python

Unit testing

Web frameworks

Database skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science

Tools

Kitex

Go-Micro

Redis

MySQL

gRPC

Job description

ByteDance seeks a backend developer to build and own cutting-edge database services in a cloud-native environment. You’ll work on relational and non-relational data stores, aiming for high availability, fast recovery, and scalable deployment.

The role emphasizes cross-team collaboration with PMs, design of core platform components, and robust testing to ensure product quality across a global infrastructure.