Graduate CDN Engineer: Build & Optimize Global Platform

TikTok; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Match

Parental Leave

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Wellbeing Benefits

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Days

Paid Personal Time

Job summary

TikTok's Global Engineering CDN team seeks graduates to join a highly available, multi-cloud CDN platform. You will work across software development and production operations to onboard and optimize services, contribute to documentation, and improve operational workflows for large-scale content delivery.

Successful candidates should have a recent Bachelor's in computer science or related field and familiarity with Go, Python, Java, or C/C++.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Familiar with at least one programming language such as Go, Python, Java, or C/C++.
• Solid foundation in data structures, operating systems, computer networks, and databases.
• Basic understanding of Internet technologies such as HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, TLS/certificates, caching, or Linux.
• Strong learning ability, problem-solving skills, and interest in infrastructure platforms.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development, operation, and continuous improvement of ByteDance's self-built CDN platform.
• Support internal service teams in adopting the self-built CDN platform, including onboarding, configuration, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Help improve platform supportability, operational workflows, and technical enablement for large-scale CDN services.
• Contribute to CDN technical documentation, including onboarding guides, configuration references, troubleshooting playbooks, and best practices.
• Participate in CDN knowledge base construction to improve knowledge sharing, issue resolution, and engineering efficiency.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

C/C++

Data structures

Operating systems

Networking

Databases

Linux

HTTP / DNS / TLS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Job description

TikTok's Global Engineering CDN team seeks graduates to join a highly available, multi-cloud CDN platform. You will work across software development and production operations to onboard and optimize services, contribute to documentation, and improve operational workflows for large-scale content delivery.

Successful candidates should have a recent Bachelor's in computer science or related field and familiarity with Go, Python, Java, or C/C++.