Hyperscale Data Center Network Automation Engineer

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

Job summary

ByteDance Networking seeks a skilled networking engineer to design, deploy, and automate data-center networks at scale. You will collaborate with SDN and automation teams to improve performance and reliability.

Candidates should have 3+ years in DC networking, strong TCP/IP/BGP/MPLS knowledge, and hands-on experience with architectures like CLOS. This role involves travel and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in datacenter network deployment, operations, or automation software development.
• Bachelor's or above, majoring in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Good understanding of network protocols including TCP/IP, DHCP, BGP, OSPF/IS-IS and MPLS related technologies.
• Familiar with data center network architecture, such as CLOS, with experience in Network OS Product Life Cycles and Standard Validation approaches

Responsibilities

• Develop Programming/scripting in Python to enhance automation and improve efficiency in IDC network implementation and operations.
• Analyze network data and create software solutions by applying principles and techniques from computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis.
• Work closely with software development teams to design automated operational solutions and drive problem solving.
• Stay updated with the network automation related techniques and methodologies.
• Work with cross-functional teams including but not limited to compute, storage, database, recommendation system, drive the innovation and evolution of ByteDance network.
• Travel may require up to 15% - 30% of the time.

Skills

Python

Networking

SDN

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

Tools

Broadcom

Barefoot

Job description

ByteDance Networking seeks a skilled networking engineer to design, deploy, and automate data-center networks at scale. You will collaborate with SDN and automation teams to improve performance and reliability.

Candidates should have 3+ years in DC networking, strong TCP/IP/BGP/MPLS knowledge, and hands-on experience with architectures like CLOS. This role involves travel and cross-functional collaboration.