Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure- USDS

TikTok; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 118,658 - 259,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Paid holidays and sick days

Job summary

A leading company in technology seeks a Site Reliability Engineer to enhance its cloud infrastructure management. This role involves leading a team to ensure scalable, reliable services and requires expertise in various programming languages, systems engineering, and cloud technologies. Candidates will embrace challenges in a fast-paced environment and contribute to large-scale distributed infrastructures. Join us to be part of a mission that inspires creativity and fosters innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience with Unix Linux systems from kernel to shell.
• Experience in programming languages such as Java, C++, Go.
• Strong analytical skills, capable of solving real-world problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to build and operate cloud-based infrastructure systems.
• Build tools, automations, and monitors for global infrastructure optimization.
• Participate in technical operations and rotations for reliability.

Skills

Unix Linux systems

Java

C++

Go

Shell scripting

Python

Analytical skills

Networking technologies

Education

Master’s degree or Bachelor's degree with 3+ years in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

OpenStack

Kubernetes

Job description

Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure- USDS

Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure- USDS

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Responsibilities
The infrastructure team of US Tech Services Department at TikTok supports the company's fast growth by building and operating hyper-scale datacenters, managing the life cycle of server fleet, providing cloud solutions, and developing various infrastructure services and making sure they are scalable and are reliable. Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed infrastructures. Our SREs are tasked to ensure the infrastructure services are reliable, fault-tolerant, efficiently scalable and cost-effective.

In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.

Responsibilities
• Grow and lead a team of engineers committed to building and operating scalable and reliable cloud-based infrastructure systems.
• Build tools, automations, visualizations and monitors to facilitate the operation and optimization of the global infrastructure.
• Work in a fast-paced environment. Participate in technical operations and rotations in response to performance and reliability issues.
• Help improve the whole lifecycle of infrastructure services from inception and design throughout development, to deployment, user support and refinement

Qualifications
Minimum qualifications
• Master’s degree (or Bachelor's degree with 3+) years of experience in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related major
• Experience working with Unix Linux systems from kernel to shell and beyond with experience working with system libraries, file systems, and client-server protocols.
• Experience in one or more programming languages such as Java, C++, Go, or scripting experience in Shell and Python.

Preferred qualifications
• Self-driven and capable of coping with ambiguity and move projects from concept to delivery.
• Strong in analytical skills and the ability to solve real world problems in a fast moving environment.
• Experience in designing, analyzing and building automation and tools for large scale systems
• Experience in building solutions with AWS, Google, Azures and other cloud services.
• Experience in networking technologies such TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, etc. in a carrier-grade environment.
• Experience in developing and operating one or more of following systems: OpenStack, Kubernetes, Nginx, ipvs, ELK stack, Hadoop, etc.

Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or support.

About USDS
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.

Data Security Statement
This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information. As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.


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 $118658 - $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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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