Global Cloud SRE: Scale, Automation & Reliability

Bytedance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 388,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and operate global, large-scale infrastructure spanning public and private clouds. You will develop automation, monitoring, and tooling to optimize performance and reliability across multiple environments.

In this role, you will manage cloud AMIs/images, participate in on-call rotations, and drive lifecycle improvements from ideation to deployment. A strong foundation in Linux, networks, storage, and GPU systems is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Security, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in Linux operations, SRE, or DevOps
• Proficient in at least one programming language such as Go, Python, or C++, with solid engineering capabilities in platform development, system tooling, and automation.
• Strong computer science fundamentals, with deep understanding of Linux OS principles, computer networks, storage systems, GPU systems, and databases, along with systematic troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Familiar with core reliability practices, including monitoring and alerting, capacity management, change management, canary/gray releases, incident response, and postmortem processes.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to proactively identify problems, drive cross-team execution, and demonstrate strong ownership and results-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, scale, and operate ByteDance’s global infrastructure, including large-scale systems spanning public and private clouds.
• Develop tools, automation frameworks, visualizations, and monitoring systems to streamline operations and drive optimization of global infrastructure.
• Create, manage, and standardize cloud AMIs/images for use across multiple environments, ensuring strict alignment with the company's global compliance standards.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, engaging in technical operations and on-call rotations to address incidents related to cloud, OS, network, performance, and reliability.
• Drive improvements across the entire infrastructure lifecycle, from ideation and design through development, deployment, user support, and continuous refinement.

Skills

Linux operations

SRE

DevOps

Go

Python

C++

Linux fundamentals

Networking

Storage

GPU systems

Troubleshooting

Ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

containerd

KVM/QEMU

Job description

ByteDance is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and operate global, large-scale infrastructure spanning public and private clouds. You will develop automation, monitoring, and tooling to optimize performance and reliability across multiple environments.

In this role, you will manage cloud AMIs/images, participate in on-call rotations, and drive lifecycle improvements from ideation to deployment. A strong foundation in Linux, networks, storage, and GPU systems is required.