Edge Cloud Platform Engineer - Scale Global Infrastructure

Bytedance; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance, founded in 2012, seeks an engineer for Platform Engineering to design and operate edge cloud products powering TikTok’s services from Seattle. You will own core modules around container, bare‑metal, and network capabilities, while refining user management, billing, inventory, and resource scheduling.

You will build a full lifecycle resource operation platform, analyze global data, and drive improvements in resource delivery efficiency across a unified pool of self-hosted and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Networking or related fields, with 3+ years of R&D experience in cloud platform, cloud-native, or edge infrastructure domains.
• Proficient in Go / C++ / Python, with hands‑on experience building large-scale backend or infrastructure systems.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture and core components, with practical experience in large-scale cluster operation and optimization.
• Familiar with mainstream virtualization and container technologies, including KVM/QEMU, Virtio, container isolation, and image management.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud-native observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, log pipelines, and distributed tracing systems.
• Strong architectural thinking, good root‑cause analysis skills, and the ability to independently own complex module design, solve technical challenges, and collaborate cross-team.

Responsibilities

• About the team:Our Platform Engineering team sits at the core of ByteDance’s global traffic infrastructure. We build and operate the edge cloud product system and resource operation framework that powers TikTok’s worldwide services.We constantly iterate our product models and workflows, apply modern engineering best practices, and keep our entire infrastructure stable, efficient, and cost-effective — ultimately delivering a better experience for both internal teams and external users.
• Own the end‑to‑end design and iteration of core edge cloud products, including container, bare‑metal, and network capabilities. You’ll optimize key modules such as user management, billing, inventory, and resource scheduling, polish domain models and workflows, and build stable, secure, and scalable systems for internal and external business scenarios.
• Build a full‑lifecyle resource operation platform that covers resource planning, provisioning, delivery, runtime management, and billing. You’ll analyze global resource data, output actionable insights, and continuously improve resource delivery efficiency.
• Develop a unified resource pool management platform that integrates self‑hosted and third‑party cloud resources. You’ll build resource data and billing systems, improve cost efficiency and resource competitiveness, and support flexible, unified management of global edge cloud resources.

Skills

Go

C++

Python

Kubernetes

KVM/QEMU

Container isolation

Image management

Prometheus

Grafana

Distributed tracing

Root-cause analysis

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

ByteDance, founded in 2012, seeks an engineer for Platform Engineering to design and operate edge cloud products powering TikTok’s services from Seattle. You will own core modules around container, bare‑metal, and network capabilities, while refining user management, billing, inventory, and resource scheduling.

You will build a full lifecycle resource operation platform, analyze global data, and drive improvements in resource delivery efficiency across a unified pool of self-hosted and