Senior Software Development Engineer, SDN-Traffic Intelligence & Control

ByteDance; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 202,160 - 368,220; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Short‑term & long‑term disability

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 company holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time

Job summary

ByteDance in Seattle is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer for SDN-Traffic Intelligence & Control. You will design and implement a bandwidth management system to support rapid growth and improve bandwidth reliability.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver efficient network solutions using cutting‑edge technologies, build control systems for network resources, and monitor traffic to ensure performance across services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, network engineering or a related field.
• Proficiency in Go, C++, or Python; strong distributed systems design.
• In-depth understanding of networking protocols and the TCP/IP stack.
• Experience or research in bandwidth management or distributed rate limiting systems/algorithms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop a bandwidth management system to support growth and reliability.
• Build software control systems to manage network resources and long-haul bandwidth.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet bandwidth and performance requirements.

Skills

Go

C++

Python

Distributed systems design

TCP/IP networking

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/Networking

Tools

Linux

Job description

Senior Software Development Engineer, SDN-Traffic Intelligence & Control

Location: Seattle

Team: Technology

Employment Type: Regular

Job Code: JCEF1

Responsibilities

As a Software Engineer, SDN-Traffic Intelligence & Control, you are responsible for designing and developing the bandwidth management system to support the rapid growth of business needs and improve overall bandwidth reliability. You will work with a cross‑functional team to provide efficient, flexible, and reliable network solutions using cutting‑edge networking technologies.

• Build software control systems to manage the network resources, especially the long haul bandwidth.
• Build host/gateway end‑side network traffic monitoring, analysis and control capabilities.
• Work with network operation and planning teams to support bandwidth and performance requirements for upper‑layer computing, storage, recommendation and other businesses, and provide fault analysis and resolving capabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, network engineering or a related field.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Go, C++, or Python, with a strong foundation in designing and developing distributed systems.
• In‑depth understanding of networking protocols and the TCP/IP stack.
• Practical or research experience in the areas of bandwidth management or distributed rate limiting systems/algorithms, particularly favorable.

Preferred Qualifications

• In‑depth understanding of networking protocols and the TCP/IP stack; familiarity with Linux operating systems and networking functionalities is highly advantageous.
• Practical or research experience in the areas of bandwidth management or distributed rate limiting systems/algorithms, particularly favorable.
• Recent PhD graduates with a specialization in Computer Systems are strongly encouraged to apply.

Compensation

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $202,160 - $368,220 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.

Benefits

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).

Legal and Equal Opportunity

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:

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

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance 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