Operations Support Engineer - USDS NOC

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company匹配

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Wellbeing benefits

Paid holidays and leave

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking a NOC Engineer to deploy software and configuration changes, provide daily operational support, and monitor production systems. You will participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation and help drive automation to improve efficiency at scale.

Required are a CS degree, Linux administration, Kubernetes and Docker experience, and strong communication skills. The role emphasizes collaboration, incident response, and maintaining mission-critical services on-site in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field is mandatory.
• Experience in Linux/Unix server administration and application support is required.
• Experience and familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker/container technologies, microservice architectures, database technologies (Redis, MySQL, etc), web services (Apache, Nginx, etc), monitoring solutions (Grafana, Elasticsearch, etc).
• Strong analytical skills with strong written and communication abilities.
• Proven ability to multitask, prioritize effectively, and perform well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in automation to streamline day-to-day tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team as a team player.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal teams to deploy software and configuration changes to servers, ensuring smooth completion with no impact to services.
• Provide daily operational support for production systems and services.
• Monitor system health and performance, promptly responding to incidents/alerts, and keep stakeholders informed on issue resolution.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation, with flexibility for night shifts, weekends, and overtime as needed.
• Provide Tier-1 support for mission-critical services in production.
• Develop and document processes to support team collaboration, knowledge sharing, and training.
• Implement configuration changes to applications and servers to align with business initiatives.
• Drive innovation by automating routine tasks to increase efficiency.
• Ensure the effective operation and maintenance of production systems.
• Assist in guiding and training fellow NOC engineers, to ensure the team has operational understanding of day to day tasks
• Lead project-based work, ensuring feasibility, progress, and timely completion.
• Review team workflows to identify areas for improvement.
• Analyze troubleshooting patterns, collaborating with relevant teams for long-term resolutions and increased NOC team efficiency.

Skills

Linux/Unix administration

Kubernetes

Docker

Monitoring tools

Automation scripting

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Redis

MySQL

Apache/Nginx

Job description

Responsibilities

The USTS NOC team works with various internal teams to assist with Deployment procedures; deploying code and configuration changes. The NOC team also provides Tier-1 support for the various mission critical applications and services. In the near future, the NOC team will also be taking over monitoring aspects of various systems and services from other USTS teams as well.

• Collaborate with internal teams to deploy software and configuration changes to servers, ensuring smooth completion with no impact to services
• Provide daily operational support for production systems and services
• Monitor system health and performance, promptly responding to incidents/alerts, and keep stakeholders informed on issue resolution.
• Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation, with flexibility for night shifts, weekends, and overtime as needed.
• Provide Tier-1 support for mission‑critical services in production.
• Develop and document processes to support team collaboration, knowledge sharing, and training.
• Implement configuration changes to applications and servers to align with business initiatives.
• Drive innovation by automating routine tasks to increase efficiency.
• Ensure the effective operation and maintenance of production systems.
• Assist in guiding and training fellow NOC engineers, to ensure the team has operational understanding of day to day tasks
• Lead project‑based work, ensuring feasibility, progress, and timely completion.
• Review team workflows to identify areas for improvement.
• Analyze troubleshooting patterns, collaborating with relevant teams for long‑term resolutions and increased NOC team efficiency.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field is mandatory
• Experience in Linux/Unix server administration and application support is required
• Experience and familiarity in interacting with and providing support to Kubernetes, Docker/container technologies, microservice architectures, database technologies (Redis, MySQL, etc), web services (Apache, Nginx, etc), monitoring solutions (Grafana, Elasticsearch, etc)
• Strong analytical skills with strong written and communication abilities
• Proven ability to multitask, prioritize effectively, and perform well under pressure in a fast‑paced environment
• Proficiency in automation to streamline day‑to‑day tasks
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team as a team player.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with incident review processes, to understand root cause of issues and follow‑up to ensure proper fixes are deployed
• Experience with supporting big data technologies (Hadoop, Aparche Spark, Kafka, etc)
• Familiarity with networking, LAN, WAN, HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, SSH troubleshooting
• Comfortable partnering with cross‑functional teams to understand servers/services setup, and work with them to come up with monitoring solutions based on best practice

About USDS

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program we operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision‑making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation. USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale.

On‑site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility — especially in areas like real‑time decision‑making, team development, and integrated execution. As such, the company is shifting from a hybrid work model to a fully in‑person schedule up to 5 days a week.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

USDS Reasonable Accommodation

USDS is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/USDS-RA

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $118657 - $259200 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

• 1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• 2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
• 3. Exercising sound judgment.