Self-Built Engineer Graduate (CDN Platform) - 2027 Start

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 317,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is hiring for a Software Engineer to join the Global Engineering CDN team in San Jose. You will help build and operate a self-built CDN platform used across multi-cloud environments, contributing to performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

You will work on both software development and production operations, gaining hands-on experience with distributed systems and global traffic management. Applicants should be available to onboard by year-end.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related discipline.
• Familiar with Go, Python, Java, or C/C++.
• Solid foundation in data structures, OS, networks, and databases.
• Understanding of HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP, TLS, caching, or Linux.
• Strong learning ability and interest in infrastructure platforms.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Go

Python

Java

C/C++

Data structures

Operating systems

Networks

Databases

HTTP/DNS/TCPIP

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering or related

Job description

Discover a career that energizes and excites you every day.

@2026 TikTok

Technology

Location:

San Jose

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A228301

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Responsibilities

About the TeamByteDance's Global Engineering CDN team builds and operates a highly available, cost-efficient, and high-performance global multi-cloud CDN platform that powers large-scale products such as TikTok.Our platform integrates both self-built CDN infrastructure and commercial CDN vendors across multiple regions worldwide, delivering reliable and optimized content delivery for diverse global markets. The team develops and operates core platform capabilities including domain onboarding and configuration management, content management, data analytics, and global traffic optimization. Working in a highly distributed and complex environment, we continuously evolve the platform to support both static content delivery and dynamic acceleration, while optimizing for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.Engineers in this team work across both software development and production operations, gaining hands‑on experience with large-scale distributed systems, global traffic management, and multi-cloud infrastructure.We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

• 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.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with backend development, cloud infrastructure, networking, CDN, or distributed systems is a plus.
• Experience with technical documentation, developer tools, operational tooling, or knowledge base construction is a plus.
• Relevant internship experience, course projects, research projects, or open-source contributions are a plus.
• Structured thinking, good communication skills, and collaborative mindset.

Job Information

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $128000 - $316800 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

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;
3. Exercising sound judgment.

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

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.

TikTok Accommodation

TikTok 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/RA-request